Post-Crawford

How it works in play

In the games after the Crawford game the cube is back in play. The leader needs only one point either way, so doubling costs the trailer nothing, and the trailer normally doubles at the first opportunity.

Related terms

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

Go deeper

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

In other languages

• العربيةما بعد كروفورد (Post-Crawford)
• ΕλληνικάΜετά το Crawford (post-Crawford)
• فارسیپساکرافورد (Post-Crawford)
• עבריתאחרי קרופורד (Post-Crawford)
• РусскийПост-Кроуфорд (post-Crawford)
• TürkçeCrawford sonrası