Backgammon Rules of Play > Backgammon Jacoby Rule
The backgammon Jacoby rule is an optional rule in the backgammon game. A Jacoby rule is only allowed for money play and is never used on a match play. The rule was promoted by gamesman Oswald Jacoby and states that no player can win a backgammon games unless a double has been given and accepted. One must first be familiar with doubling to understand the backgammon Jacoby rule. Doubling is often used in matches when a trailing player wants to make up for lost games. Alternatively, a player can use doubling if he wants to take advantage of a strong position to pull ahead on points.
The rule was made is to eliminate a long and tedious backgammon game by waiting for a player to get a gammon rather than doubling for a single point. And according to the backgammon Jacoby rule, a gammon or backgammon may not be scored as such unless the cube has been passed and accepted. This however encourages the players to give bad doubles.
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