The Difference Between a Backgammon and a Gammon

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When you are playing a match of backgammon, it is important to understand how the score is calculated. For each game, the winner can receive different amounts of points depending on the position of his or her opponent on the board. These different "wins" are known as a normal win, a gammon and a backgammon.

A normal win in backgammon is a one point win. This occurs when you bear off all of your checkers and your opponent still has checkers on the board, but only within his or her home board. This is the most common way a backgammon game is won.

The next time of win is a gammon. A gammon is a two point win and occurs when you have borne off all of your checkers and your opponent still has checkers within his out board and your out board. Your opponent has not yet moved all of his checkers into his home board and therefore you win two points.

The final type of win is a backgammon. A backgammon is the largest win and it is worth three points. A backgammon occurs when you have borne off all of your checkers and your opponent still has checkers in your own home board, or on the bar. This win is worth the most points because it is the most difficult to achieve.

These are the basic scoring values per game of backgammon. A normal win, a gammon or a backgammon can be doubled with the doubling cube in order to increase the point value.