Inner board

How it works in play

‘Inner board’ and ‘home board’ are two names for the same six points, 1 to 6 from your side. Next to it lies your outer board, points 7 to 12.

Related terms

• Home board — A player’s inner table — points 1–6 from their perspective.
• Outer board — The middle table — points 7–12 from a player’s perspective.
• Bar point — The 7-point. After the 5-point, the second-most-valuable offensive point.

Go deeper

• Rules: how the board is laid out
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالرقعة الداخلية (Inner board)
• ΕλληνικάΕσωτερικό ταμπλό (inner board)
• فارسیخانهٔ داخلی (Inner board)
• עבריתהלוח הפנימי (Inner board)
• РусскийВнутренняя доска (inner board)
• Türkçeİç bölge