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Learn in 5 minutes.
01Competition
02Hit
03Bear off
01The board is a race
Move all 15 checkers home, then bear them off. First one done wins.02Hit and block
A lone checker can be hit to the bar. Two together are safe. Build walls.03Bear off to win
All 15 home? Start taking them off the board. Empty tray first wins the game.Roll two dice, move two checkers, or one twice
Doubles play four moves
Land on a lone enemy checker to send it to the bar
Checkers on the bar must re-enter before anything else moves
Bear off all 15 first and the pot is yours
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