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Numbered points from 1 to 24, counted in opposite directions for each player.
Also known as: Backgammon notation, Point numbering, Backgammon move notation
Backgammon points are numbered 1 to 24, and the numbering runs in opposite directions for the two players: each counts from their own home board outward, so the point one player calls 6 is the point the other calls 19. Moves are written as a starting point and a finishing point separated by a slash, with a star for a hit. The opposed numbering is the thing that confuses newcomers, and it is deliberate — it makes each player's own moves read the same way regardless of colour.
A row of long narrow triangles alternating in tone along each edge of a board, with small numerals printed beside or beneath their bases.
Both belong to the written record of a backgammon game.