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A record of points, doubles and gammons in a match.
Also known as: Gammon scoring, Match point notation
Backgammon results are written as points rather than games, because a single game can be worth one, two or three times the cube value according to how completely the loser was beaten. A gammon doubles and a backgammon triples the stake.
Records a match as accumulated points rather than as games won, since games have different values.
Contexts: History
Multiplies the stake by two for a gammon, where the loser has borne off no checkers, and by three for a backgammon, where a checker remains in the winner's home board.
Contexts: History
A short line of numerals and abbreviations recording points won and the cube value at the end of each game.