At the end of a game played to completion, the basic number of points won is multiplied by the cube value. For example, if a player wins a normal game and the cube is on 4, then that player wins 4 points. The rules for money and match play differ slightly. In match play, players compete to be the first to obtain some fixed number of points. The final score in a match does not matter - only who wins.
Matches can be to any number of points, although traditionally the lengths are odd.
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.