ace point

noun

1. the first point in backgammon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ace point¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

But white cannot move a man for five from the black's ace-point, because the six-point in that table is blocked.

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Four, five and four, six: carry a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

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Five, six: move a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

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Trey, six: bring a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

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