 acey-deucey is a variant of backgammon. since world war i, it has been a favorite game of the united states navy, marine corps, and merchant marine. some evidence shows that it was played in the early 1900s aboard u.s. navy ships. the game is believed to be rooted in the middle east, greece, or turkey, where there were variants in which the game started with pieces off the board. compared to standard backgammon, acey-deucey is more like a race than a strategy game. it features a differing starting position, opening play, and rules for the endgame. because pieces may be retained in one's opponent's home board, the game offers substantial opportunities for backgame play. ==initial setup== thumb|the opening position in acey-deucey is with no pieces on the board. the components of acey-deucey match those of backgammon, including identical boards, number of pieces, and dice. unlike standard backgammon, all of both players' pieces are off the board when the game begins. acey-deucey does not use the doubling cube. ==opening play== the initial play is markedly different from that of standard backgammon. pieces are entered onto the opponent's inner board as if they were on the bar. once a piece has been entered, it can be moved even though other pieces haven't been entered. one strategy in the game is to keep one man, called an "oscar" off the board until it is needed for defensive purposes. ==play== play passes back and forth, with each player rolling both dice. a player who rolls doubles may move a total of four times, each move traversing as many spaces as the rol
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