The following is a

glossary A glossary (from grc, γλῶσσα, ''glossa''; language, speech, wording) also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of Term (language), terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. Tradi ...

of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or

Acey-deucey Acey-deucey is a tables game, a family of board games that includes backgammon. Since World War I, it has been a favorite game of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Merchant Marine. Some evidence shows that it was played in the early 1900 ...

), but applicable to a range of tables games.

A

; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a

die Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...

with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the

board Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat ** Plank (wood) ** Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * Paperboard * Fiberboard ** Hardboard, a ty ...

. Also home point or one point.

B

; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the

, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the

in the final stages of a

game A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off or take off. ; bearing table : The table in which men are

borne off The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to ...

.Forgeng and Mclean (2008), p. 224. ; block : Any point on the

where two or more men rest. An opponent may not land on such a point. ; blockade : A succession of blocked

points Point or points may refer to: Places * Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States * Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland * Point ...

i.e. points held by at least two men. Also prime.Crane (2006), pp. 139 ff. ; blot : A single man on a point. In many tables games, this is a vulnerable situation as the man is liable to be hit by an opposing man. ; board # The whole playing area, traditionally a hinged, wooden tray. # Same as quadrant. Thus there are four boards. In Backgammon and similar games, there is a home board and

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