Acey-Deucey Glossary — terms you will meet at the table

Acey-Deucey carries backgammon's vocabulary plus a few of its own — from the wardroom to the online table, here are the terms you will meet.

Acey-deucey: A roll of 1 and 2: after playing both numbers you name any double, play it, then roll again.
Named double: The double of your choice (1-1 through 6-6) claimed after playing the 1 and the 2. Partially playable, but an unfinished double forfeits the extra roll.
Enter (entry): Placing a checker from off the board onto a point in the opponent's home board matching a die you rolled.
Blot: A lone checker on a point — exposed to being hit.
Hit: Landing on an opposing blot: the hit checker is sent to the bar.
Bar: The middle ridge where hit checkers wait; they must re-enter the opponent's home board before anything else may move.
Home board: The six points where you collect checkers before bearing off (points 1–6 for white, 19–24 for black).
Bear off: Removing checkers from your home board once all fifteen are there; the first player to bear off all fifteen wins.
Shutout: A win in which the loser bore off nothing — worth the maximum 15 points.
Open point: A point with zero or one opposing checker; two or more make it blocked.
Doubles: A roll such as 4-4, played four times. In the American game a named double from the 1-2 roll is played the same way.
Pips: The total distance your checkers must still travel — a rough measure of who is winning the race.