Backgammon Plus ©™ (BG+)™ Team play Rules

 BG+ Chouette ENDS - when BG+ POINTS is Reached OR Agreed TIME/LENGTH to End Session Game.

                  1-3 HR BG+ Chouette - 3 Ways to WIN

– 2 High Point Players Playoff – Except

   - Except when Leader has more Exception points - then Leader Wins 1st

OR

Player DOUBLEs the Starting POINTS to WIN it ALL (1st & 2nd)

 3 player BG+ game – Start with 29 points – Get 58 BG+points to WIN - BG+ Check Total = 87

4 player BG+ game Start with 29 points – 58 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 116

 5 player BG+ game Start with 38 points – 76 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 190

 6 player BG+ game Start with 47 points – 94 BG+points to Win - BG+ Check Total = 282

If Player reaches ZERO – Player is Eliminated/OUT of the chouette.

Player can only Risk up to the Points that they have on the Score Sheet

No Negative points scored over Players Points -Have to Pass Box if not enough points

- JACOBY Rule (NO gammon or backgammon if your cube has not been turned).

Box must Beat Captain & net Positive Points to Keep Box

Rule: All Team Members Cube – Box must Take at least 2 Cubes

Rule: When Box cubes the Whole team (*T2C -NOT in last Hour)

A single player can take 1 cube in a non-contact position.

Team must have 2 cubes taken (*T2C –for 3 player always Takes 2 Cubes)

When All Drop in a contact position then a team single player can (*Take 2 Cubes)

--- But can only turn 1 back to the Box.

-        When a Team Cube is Doubled – All are Asked if there are any More Doubles

Cube Accept/Drop team decision made in SHUE Marker Order, normally the Captain first

Legal moves - player 1 must change move to a legal one, & player 2 has the option of re-rolling or not    

Rule: If someone saw an illegal move on the board

 Cube can Only Be Turned 2 Times

           Legal moves - player 1 must change move to a legal one, & player 2 has the option of re-rolling or not      Rule: If someone saw an illegal move on the board

LOSING PLAYER scores the round and  Checks  BGPLUS+ TOTAL for validation.

BOX moves the SHUEs’ to the correct positions.

Backgammon Plus (BG+) 4 Player Game – Score Sheet Example Last game at or before Time End

When Box cubes ALL Team Players – All Team Players cube Box

3 Player – Either Both Players Take or 1 Player Takes 2 Cubes*

Box Must Take Both Cubes

  4 Player – Either 2 Players Take or 1 Player Takes 2 Cubes*

Box Must Take 2 Cubes

  5 Player – Either 2 Players Take or 1 Player Takes 2 Cubes*

Box Must Take 2 Cubes

  6 Player – Either 2 Players Take or 1 Player Takes 2 Cubes*

Box Must Take 3 Cubes

* Single Player can Take 2 cubes but can only turn 1 back to the box. (NOT in last Hour EXCEPT for 3 player)