Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Trice Triangle

[Named for Walter Trice.]  The ideal position to aim for during bear-in, consisting of: 7 checkers on your six-point, 5 checkers on your five-point, and 3 checkers on your four-point. It has the lowest wastage of any position with all 15 checkers still on the board.

Walter Trice Backgammon Position

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Active Builder

A checker which is completely free to make another point.

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