Bar — The raised ridge down the center of a backgammon board dividing the home board from the outer board.
Bearoff — The last stage of the game during which checkers are borne off according to a roll of the dice.
Block — 6 points occupied by checkers hindering the opponent’s progress.
Blot — A single checker (in short backgammon) sitting alone on a point where it is vulnerable to being hit.
Dice — 2 small cubes, each with faces marked with spots (pips (1)) representing the numbers 1 to 6.
Doubles — 2 thrown dice with identical numbers on their upper faces.
Home Board (Inner board) — It is the last quadrant your checkers move to before they are borne off.
Outer Board — The side of the board away from where the players bear off their checkers.
Point — One of the 24 narrow triangles, 12 on each side, of a backgammon board, where the players’ checkers sit.
Starting Position — The arrangement of checkers at the start of a game.

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