Backgammon Rules for Doubling and Redoubling

Backgammon games are played for one point. The money amount may be $1 per point or may be more. This would normally take a lot of time and games to accumulate a fair number of points and money. The backgammon doubling cube has made the game more interesting. According to backgammon rules a backgammon player can ask for double the stakes and this process can be repeated a number of times in the backgammon game.

The simple backgammon rules for doubling are as follows. A backgammon player before playing his turn can use the backgammon doubling cube and ask for double the stakes. The opponent then has to decide if he wants to play at double the stakes or concede the backgammon game at the existing stakes. The opponent then becomes the owner of the backgammon doubling cube. According to the backgammon rules the opponent in his turn can use the backgammon doubling cube and redouble. If the backgammon player accepts the redouble the stakes increase fourfold from the original stakes and the backgammon player becomes the owner of the backgammon doubling cube. If the backgammon player refuses the redouble then he concedes the game at twice the original stakes.

The story does not end here. The backgammon rules allow the backgammon player who has been offered a double to make an unusual move. He can immediately redouble without rolling his dice. In this event he retains the backgammon doubling cube. This move is called a beaver. Now the backgammon player who has been offered the redouble can redouble again without playing and keep the backgammon doubling cube. This move is called a raccoon. Beavers and raccoons bring life into the game in a manner of speaking.