At the regular BBC tournaments matches are mostly to 7 or 5 points. One important rule change in match play is the Crawford rule . After that one game is over, the trailing player may again use the doubling cube. Backgammon Galore's description of match play rules has an example score sheet that illustrates the effect of the Crawford rule. Any number of games may be played.
Players can pay their losses after each game, or they can keep score and settle up later.
When keeping score, all that matters is how much one player owes the other - the total number of points won by each side does not matter. If in the second game Barry wins 8 points, then David's scores is -6. An important rule change in money play is the Jacoby rule . This rule states that if you have not doubled, you can only win a plain game. Even if you bear off all your checkers before your opponent bears off any, you still win only 1 point if the cube is in the center.