Notice that the player who goes first never has doubleson their first turn because ties on the first roll are always broken. Q: What is the object of the game? When moving, you must always move the top piece off a triangle. As you move a piece, you may move onto a triangle that contains: Also, using a BB prevents situations in which you need to ask your opponent to roll again because you think the roll has been invalid. In fact, the use of BB in tournaments is becoming either a preference or a requirement, and in some cases imposed by the tournament director.

A point with two or more pieces of the same colour on it is safe - the opponent cannot land a piece on such a point.. The Persian tables game of nard or nardšir emerged somewhere between the 3rd and 6th century AD, one text ( Kār-nāmag ī Ardaxšēr ī Pāpakān) linking it with Ardashir I (r. 224–41), founder of the Sasanian dynasty, whereas another ( Wičārišn ī čatrang ud nihišn ī nēw-ardaxšēr) attributes it to Bozorgmehr Bokhtagan, the vizier of Khosrow I (r. 531–79), who is credited with the invention of the game. [5] Roman and Byzantine Empires [ edit ] Roman Ludus duodecim scriptorum board from the 2nd century, Aphrodisias If all pieces are closer to the end of the board than the dice rolled then you can move the furthest out piece off the board. For example, if all of your pieces are in the last 5 spots and you roll a 6 then you can remove a piece from the 5th spot. Any comments, complaints, bug reports, questions, or anything else should be sent to [email protected]. We can't respond to everyone, but we try to

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Once the stake has been doubled once in this way, only the player who accepted the most recent offer to double the stake can offer to re-double it. Whenever this happens, the other player either forfeits the game or accepts the double and the opportunity to offer the next double.To decide who goes first, you and your opponent each roll one die. In the case of a tie, you both roll again. The player who rolls the higher number goes first. That player does notroll the dice again; they play the two numbers just rolled on their first turn. Howell, James (1835). "LXVII. [Letter] To Master G. Stone" in Familiar Letters. Vol. 2. (1850). London: Humphrey Moseley. p.105.