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In article <1993Jan18.140257.9376@clark.dgim.doc.ca> dave@clark.dgim.doc.ca (Dave Thompson) writes:
>In article <1993Jan17.053532.15472@cunews.carleton.ca> wcstom@alfred.carleton.ca (Tom Hamill) writes:
>>Interesting question arose this afternoon during a game on the server.
>>My opponent had her home table completely blocked, and still had 3
>>checkers in my home table.  I had borne off 6 checkers, was forced to
>>leave a blot, got hit(as I usually do of course), and couldn't get
>>back onto the board until she'd borne off 9.  I barely made it back to
>>my home table before she cleared hers and won the game.  And so we
>>wondered--would I have been gammoned(or backgammoned)if I hadn't made
>>it back home even though I'd already borne off checkers?

>>---tom

>I was taught that once you had borne off even one piece,you CANNOT be
>gammoned or backgammoned.

>Dave

I was taught a little different. Once you have borne off a piece you cannot
be gammoned. However, ANY time you were caught with a piece in your opponent's
back court when they remove their last piece---that is considered backgammon.
A local club I used to play at enforced this rule also. I never actually
checked to see if this was "offical" though.


Stan Knight