Settlement

How it works in play

In money play the two players may agree to end a game for a negotiated number of points instead of playing it out; a fair settlement is close to the position’s equity. It is a table custom with no place in tournament or rated play.

Related terms

• Equity — The expected value of a position, typically expressed in cube units or points.
• Chouette — Multi-player money backgammon: one player in "the box" versus a captained team, each teammate controlling their own cube.
• Cash — To double an opponent out of the game — offering a cube they must correctly pass, banking the current stakes.

Go deeper

• Rules: match play and money play
• Backgammon strategy, from first roll to bear-off

In other languages

• العربيةالتسوية (Settlement)
• ΕλληνικάΔιακανονισμός (settlement)
• فارسیتسویه (Settlement)
• עבריתהסדר (Settlement)
• РусскийСеттльмент (settlement)
• TürkçeUzlaşma (Settlement)