“B” Backgammon Terms

To safety a blot by bringing it together with another checker.

[As in "go by".]  The position of a player in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing a match. Byes are often randomly awarded in the first round of an elimination tournament to make the number of players in the second round an exact power of 2.

Acronym of "bring your own board," sometimes used in announcement of live tournaments.