Do you have to roll the exact number to get off the board in backgammon?

The rules require that you use both numbers of your roll (all four numbers of a double) if possible. If you can make moves which do not involve bearing off, you are free to do so. Otherwise, you must bear off if that is your only legal play.

Do you have to roll the exact number to bear off?

To bear off, you have to reach an imaginary point located just outside of the board. To bear off one man, you need the exact dice to just remove it. This means that to bear off a man on the 3 point, you need to roll a 3. The farthest men can always bear-off, even if the dice is greater than the checker position.

How do you move off in backgammon?

Once a player has moved all of his fifteen checkers into his home board, he may commence bearing off. A player bears off a checker by rolling a number that corresponds to the point on which the checker resides, and then removing that checker from the board.

What happens if you roll doubles 3 times in backgammon?

A player cannot pass any of them and must take as many legal moves as they can in turn. Any player who rolls a double must take the number indicated on the dice four times and the turns ends without rolling again. Answered below are frequently asked questions about rolling doubles in backgammon and what happens next.

What happens when you can’t move in backgammon?

You must always use as many of your dice rolls as possible, even when doing so is not to your advantage. If only one legal move is available, you must take that move. If either move would be legal, but not both moves, you must use the higher number. If no legal move is available, you lose your turn.

Do you get to roll again after doubles in backgammon?

No, a player does not get to roll again after a double in backgammon. Instead of the normal two moves, the player is allowed to take four moves if they are legally possible. All fours move must be taken if legally possible.

Do you roll again after rolling doubles in backgammon?

If a double is rolled, then the stake is doubled and both players roll again. This is repeated until one player rolls a higher number than the other. The player with the highest throw then uses the dice throw from both players to take the first turn and also chooses to play white or black (and thus which side to sit).

Can you move the same check twice in backgammon?

The same checker may be moved twice, as long as the two moves can be made separately and legally: six and then three, or three and then six. If a player rolls two of the same number, called doubles, that player must play each die twice.

What is Jacoby rule in backgammon?

Backgammon Glossary/Jacoby Rule. [Named for Oswald Jacoby, who proposed the rule.] A rule popular in money play which says that gammons and backgammons (2) count only as a single game if neither player has offered a double during the game. The Jacoby rule is not used in match play.

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