“N” Backgammon Terms

A position with a flexible game plan; a game where there is more than one reasonable strategy for winning, such as racing, priming, or blitzing (1).

A consolation tournament for losers of the first round of the main tournament. Losers in later rounds of the main event do not get to enter the consolation event.  Compare: Progressive Consolation.

Norwegian Backgammon Federation.   Website: www.norgesbackgammonforbund.no.

Single game.

A match score expressed in terms of the number of points (4) needed to win the match rather than the number of points won so far. For example, a score of 5-1 in a match to 7 would be "2-away/6-away". Normalized scores are used in match equity tables.

The method of representing the moves of a game. See post by Dean Gay.

The tournament division for the weakest players, particularly those who do not desire the stronger competition and higher entrance fees of the other divisions.   Compare: Intermediate Division and Open Division.

A player who is new to backgammon.  Compare: Intermediate and Advanced level.

A play which cannot be profitable for any possible sequence of future rolls.