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Hi! I am Grady Johnson and I am a competition backgammon player and today I am representing
expertvillage.com. Now I would like to talk a little bit about match play. Now match play
is when you play for points instead of money. Now if you are not a big gambler but you like
competition, match play is just for you. This is the kind of thing you are going to find
when you see backgammon tournaments online or when you are playing with your friends
or even in a big backgammon contest sometimes for a prize, you’ll play for points. Now
in money play that is when you get the Jacobi rule we talked about, automatic doubles, beavers,
none of those rules are going to apply in match play. The only things you need to remember
that we looked at today that are going to be affected in match play are the doubling
cube and gammons and backgammon. Now the doubling cube in tournament play, competition play
and match play works as it normally should. You have one redoubling option but then you
must forfeit possession of the cue. So that is pretty much how a match play does work.
Remember your gammons are worth two and your backgammons are worth three times whatever
is on the doubling cue. Play for points and show your skill. It is a great way to show
competition and sometimes even win a few prizes.