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noun
the first point in backgammon.
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Origin of ace point
First recorded in 1875–80
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How to use ace point in a sentence
But white cannot move a man for five from the black's ace-point, because the six-point in that table is blocked.
Four, five and four, six: carry a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.
Five, six: move a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.
Trey, six: bring a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.