Step 1 · The endgame is familiar
Once Nackgammon reaches the bear-off, the exact-die and oversized-die rules are the same as standard backgammon.
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Step 2 · What changed late?
Does Nackgammon change any scoring or bear-off rule once you reach the endgame?
Pick the true statement.
Quick check
- No special rule; bear off normally
- Every Nackgammon win scores double
- Oversized dice can never bear off
Show the correct answer
Correct answer: No special rule; bear off normally — Correct. Bear-off, gammons, backgammons, and cube play remain standard.
- Every Nackgammon win scores double — The match score uses the usual cube and win-type values.
- Oversized dice can never bear off — Oversized dice work as usual: they bear off from the highest occupied point when no checker sits on a higher point.
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Step 3 · Bear off 6-1
The 6 will bear off the farthest checker, and the 1 the nearest one.
Tap roll to reveal 6-1.
The roll: 6-1
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Step 4 · Use the 6
The checker on the 6-point can bear off exactly with the 6.
Use the 6: tap the highlighted checker on the 6-point, then tap Bear off.
The roll: 6-1
The move: 6/off
Exact bear-off.
Common mistake: Use the checker on the highest point, the 6-point, for the 6.
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Step 5 · Use the 1
Now bear off from the 1-point. This is the normal backgammon finish.
Use the 1: tap the highlighted checker on the 1-point and bear it off.
The roll: 6-1
The move: 1/off
Both dice used, two checkers borne off.
Common mistake: The 1 belongs to the checker closest to bearing off.
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What you learned
You can now play Nackgammon start to finish: a deeper starting setup, then normal hitting, cube, scoring, and bear-off rules.
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