Outer board

How it works in play

Your outer board is points 7 to 12 from your side, between the bar and your midpoint. Points made there, above all the bar point, extend your blockade beyond the home board.

Related terms

• Inner board — Same as the home board.
• Home board — A player’s inner table — points 1–6 from their perspective.
• Bar point — The 7-point. After the 5-point, the second-most-valuable offensive point.
• Midpoint — The 13-point.

Go deeper

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

In other languages

• العربيةالقسم الخارجي (Outer board)
• ΕλληνικάΕξωτερικό ταμπλό (outer board)
• فارسیخانهٔ بیرونی (Outer board)
• עבריתהלוח החיצוני (Outer board)
• РусскийВнешняя доска (outer board)
• TürkçeDış tahta