Shot A chance to hit an opponent's blot . Direct shots hit using a single die. Indirect shots hit using both die for one man. Single Game A completed game which is not a gammon or a backgammon - either a game in which the losing player has borne off at least one man or a game that ends when a double is refused. Single Shot A blot exposed to hits from one of an opponent's men.
Slot Play a single man onto an empty point with the intention of covering it next turn.
Slot and Split Play a man into an open point in your home board and move a back man . An extra man on a point that can be used for hitting or making a point without leaving behind a blot . To take advantage of the opponent's compulsion to move any playable roll. An optional rule regarding doubles wherein all doubles rolled are classed as non-doubles and can only be moved twice instead of the usual four times. The amount wagered by the participants in a game of backgammon.