DMP

How it works in play

At double match point both players need one more point, so the next game decides the match. Gammons no longer matter and doubling would gain nothing, so the game is played purely to win.

Related terms

• Match equity — The probability of winning the match from a given score.
• Crawford rule — Universal in match play: when a player first reaches one point from victory, the next game is played without the doubling cube.
• Post-Crawford — The games after the Crawford game in a match, with the cube back in play.
• Match — A multi-game contest played to N points (e.g. 7, 11, 13, 21).

Go deeper

• Cube theory: match equity and the score
• Rules: the Crawford rule
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةنقطة المباراة المزدوجة (DMP)
• ΕλληνικάDMP
• فارسیدوطرف در یک‌قدمی برد (DMP)
• עבריתDMP
• РусскийDMP
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