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BG TREASURES BACKGAMMON LEAGUE RULES OF PLAY

General Rules  |  Treasure Hunt Rules  |  Doubling Cube  |  Game-Specific Rules

GENERAL RULES

Here's a clear definition of the Crawford Game and Crawford Rule, courtesy of Backgammon Galore!

Crawford Game

The first game in a match after either player comes to within one point of winning. The rules of match play say that the doubling cube may not be used during the Crawford game.

Crawford Rule [Named for John R. Crawford.] 

A standard rule of match play. After either player comes within one point of winning the match, the following game is played without a doubling cube. This one game without doubling is called the Crawford Game. After the Crawford game, the doubling cube is back in play again.

THE DOUBLING CUBE - What It Does, and How to Use It

The introduction of the DOUBLING CUBE into the game is largely responsible for the leap in popularity of modern backgammon.

Each face of the doubling cube bears a number to record progressive doubles and redoubles, starting with 2 and going on to 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64.. At the commencement of play, the doubling cube rests on the bar, between the two players, or at the side of the board.

At ANY point during the game, a player who thinks he/she is sufficiently ahead may, when it is his/her turn to play and BEFORE he/she casts his dice, propose to double the stake by turning the cube to 2. His/her opponent may decline to accept the double, in which case he forfeits the game and loses 1 point, or accepts the double, in which case the game continues with the stake at 2 points. The player who accepts the double now owns "the cube" ~~~ which means that he/she has the option to redouble or not ~~~ at ANY point during the rest of the game, but his/her opponent (the original doubler) may not. If, at a later stage he/she exercises this option, his/her opponent is now faced with a similar choice. He/she may either decline the redouble and so lose 2 points, or accept and play for 4 points, and he/she now owns "the cube".

A player may double when he/she is on the bar even if his/her opponent has a closed board and he cannot enter. Though he does not roll the dice, for he/she cannot make a move, he/she still has the right to double.
  Note: that gammon doubles or triples the stake of the cube.

  THE RIGHT TO OFFER A DOUBLE "CUBE" IS A PART OF THIS LEAGUE - IT IS NOT RUDE, UNFAIR OR CHEATING FOR IT TO BE USED.

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GAME SPECIFIC RULES AND POSSIBLE PENALTIES