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<TITLE>Glossary</TITLE>
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<CENTER><H1>Glossary</H1></CENTER>
<h5>Backgammon</h5>
<p>If your opponent still has pieces remaining in his home table (i.e.
their first six points on the board) or on the bar, and has yet to
bear off, you win with a backgammon, scoring treble points.
</p>
<h5>Bar</h5>
<p>The bar is the centre vertical area of the board. Captured chequers
are removed to here.
</p>
<h5>Bearing Off</h5>
<p>The process of removing chequers from the board is known as bearing off.
The winner is the first player to bear off all their chequers.
</p>
<h5>Chequer</h5>
<p>The pieces that players move around the board. Each player starts with 15 chequers.
</p>
<h5>Cube</h5>
<p>The doubling cube, used to double the value of a win.
</p>
<h5>Gammon</h5>
<p>If you win whilst opponent has yet to
bear off, you win with a gammon, scoring double points.
</p>
<h5>Jacoby Rule</h5>
<p>When the Jacoby rules is enabled, a gammon or backgammon
will not count unless the doubling cube has been turned.
</p>
<h5>Prime</h5>
<p>A block of six points held by a player is known a prime.
</p>
<h5>Runner</h5>
<p>The two chequers starting on the 24-point are the runners, having the furthers distance to move.
</p>
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