Opening roll · 6-1

6-1 — The Bar Point

Best play: 13/7 8/7

Two builders in one roll: slot nothing, make the bar point and start a prime.

CHARACTER · POSITIONAL · PRIMING

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This opening roll, explained.

Six points in a row is a wall. Learn which points to make, in what order, and when to break them.

GAMMON'D Studio · Intermediate

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1952– · Technical precision

Two-time world champion and author of the Modern Backgammon series — the clearest technical writer the game has produced.

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