Crossover

How it works in play

The board has four quarters of six points, and a crossover is a move that carries a checker from one quarter into the next. Counting crossovers is a quick way to plan a bear-in: bring checkers across into your home board before you shuffle them around inside it.

Related terms

• Pip count — The total pips all your checkers still need to travel to bear off. Both sides start at 167.
• Come-around — A checker’s journey from the opponent’s side of the board all the way around to your home board.
• Race — A position with no remaining contact between the two sides.
• Home board — A player’s inner table — points 1–6 from their perspective.

Go deeper

• Pip counting: crossovers
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالعبور (Crossover)
• ΕλληνικάΠέρασμα τεταρτημορίου (crossover)
• فارسیعبور از ربع (Crossover)
• עבריתמעבר רבע (Crossover)
• РусскийКроссовер (crossover)
• TürkçeBölge geçişi (Crossover)