Pony / doubling pony

How it works in play

‘Pony’, or ‘doubling pony’, is slang for the doubling cube. Most players today simply say ‘cube’.

Related terms

• Cube — Short for "doubling cube."
• Doubling cube — The six-sided cube marked 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 used to raise the stakes.
• Double — An offer to double the stakes via the doubling cube, made before rolling.

Go deeper

• Rules: the doubling cube
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالبوني (Pony)
• ΕλληνικάPony
• فارسیپونی (Pony)
• עבריתפוני (Pony / doubling pony)
• РусскийПони (pony)
• TürkçePony