Entering

How it works in play

A checker on the bar enters in the opponent’s home board on the point that matches a die, a 3 on the opponent’s 3-point (your 22-point), if that point is open. While any of your checkers is on the bar you may not move anything else.

Related terms

• Bar — The center ridge of the board; where hit checkers go.
• Hit — Land on an opponent’s blot, sending it to the bar.
• Closeout — All six home-board points made while the opponent sits on the bar — they cannot enter until a point opens.
• Anchor — A point made (2+ checkers) in the opponent’s home board. Defensive.

Go deeper

• Rules: entering from the bar
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالدخول (Entering)
• ΕλληνικάΜπάσιμο (entering)
• فارسیورود (Entering)
• עבריתכניסה מהבאר (Entering)
• РусскийВвод с бара (entering)
• TürkçeBardan giriş