“L” Backgammon Terms

To move a checker that is alone on a point to the safety of an already made point.

A dice cup that has a ridge around the inside open end, designed to trip up the dice as they exit the cup and make it more difficult for a dice mechanic to control the roll.

Cubeful rollout.

Dice weighted or shaped so that the distribution of rolled numbers is not even.

Make a point.

LongGammon.

A backgammon variant in which each player starts with fifteen checkers on the opponent's one-point.  See: How to Play LongGammon.

Blot.

A hit which leaves a blot in the player's home board where it is exposed to a direct return shot.

A play that leaves one or more blots in a dangerous position.

To go from a position in which your opponent would accept your double to a position in which your opponent would refuse your double.  See: Market Loser.

[Sometimes spelled "lovers' leap".]  An opening roll of 6-5 played from the opponent's one-point to the player's mid-point.

Equity gained or lost through the rolls of the dice during the course of a game or match. The luck associated with a roll is the difference in equity of the position before the roll and the (properly played) position after the roll. See posts by Gregg Cattanach and Adam Stocks.

Variance reduction (2).