Backgammon Glossary
Points: The 24 triangles on the backgammon board.
Checkers: The markers that the players use. Each player has 15 markers of their own colour.
Block: A point with 2 or more checkers on it.
Bar: The ridge down the middle of the board which divides the home board from the outer board.
Outer Board: The side of the board that holds points seven to twelve.
Home Board: The side of the board that holds points one to six.
Hit: Landing on a point which is occupied by an opposing blot.
Blot: One checker on a point.
Doubling Cube: A dice which is larger than the regular dice.It has the numbers 2,4,8,16,32 and 64 on it .It is used to keep track of the stakes of the game.
Pip: The distance between the points eg there is 4 pips between the 1st and 5th point.
Open Point: A point that has no more than 2 of your opponents checkers on it.
Enter: Moving your checker from the bar to an open point in your opponents homeboard.
Bear Off: Removing your checkers from the board.
The above is a selection of words and terms that will set you on your way to learning the game of Backgammon.There is plenty more but this should set you on your way!
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