On throwing doublets the player, after playing those doublets, is entitled to play the doublets underneath, which are always the complement of seven. But this must be done after throwing his dice, but not lifting up the dice-box. The game is much longer than the ordinary backgammon, and the fluctuations of the game much greater, thus producing greater excitement. Versions of the game are played in every European country. All stones are, off the board at the outset, and are entered in the same table and travel concurrently around to the same home table.
Variants differ as to other rules.
The first stone entered may be moved thereafter, or two men must be entered before moving. This privilege is lost if he cannot use all of his first roll, and sometimes his opponent is allowed to use what he cannot. Complementary doublets and the second roll are usually barred on the first turn. Discuss this article on our Backgammon message board .