Backgammon by Cady Alice Howard

Author:Cady, Alice Howard. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Backgammon
Publisher: New York, American sports publishing company
Published: 1895-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

cannot play again until the man is entered. This is accomplished by .the throw of a number which enables him to enter the blot on an unoccupied point in the opponent's home table and playing it from a point of the board adjoining the opponent's ace point.

Naturally, the man cannot be entered on any point already in possession of the opponent. For instance, if the points answering to the two numbers thrown are occupied, or if doublets are thrown, and the corresponding point is occupied, of course the player who has a man " up " cannot enter him.

As the game draws to an end, and most of the points in the adversary's home (or inner) table are covered —that is, contain two or more men—it grows difficult to enter; but the player has no option in the matter; he must simply wait until the right number comes up, or until other points are exposed by the opponent having played some of his men up or borne them off the table.*

Two or more blots can be taken up at the same time, or in successive throws. " Hitting a blot" often lends zest as well as variety to the game.

It is never compulsory to hit a blot if the throw can be played without touching the point on which it rests. Example : A player throws quatre deuce, and wishes to play (move) a piece two points distant from the blot. If he is able to play the quatre first and the deuce afterwards he is not obliged to take up the blot.

BEARING.

The game proceeds as already described until one of the players has carried all his men into his home (or inner) table. Directly this is done, he has the privilege of taking his men off the board, technically called bearing.

For every number thrown a man is removed from the corresponding point, or, if the player prefers, it may be played up •

* N. B.—When all six points are blocked, it is useless for the player to throw, and his adversary, therefore, may continue to nlay until he opens a point in his home table.

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