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Featured Guide • Fair Play6 min read

House Rule Explained: Why Both Players Throw Two Dice at the Start

In Clean Backgammon the game starts the way we played it as children: both players throw two dice, the better throw starts, and if it is a double, it is played straight away. Here is the exact rule, the full mathematics behind it, and why it brings more doubles to the first move even though every die is perfectly fair.

NativeSoft Team
NativeSoft Team
October 29, 2026
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House Rule Explained: Why Both Players Throw Two Dice at the Start
House Rule Explained: Why Both Players Throw Two Dice at the Start
Fair Play
October 29, 2026•6 min read

House Rule Explained: Why Both Players Throw Two Dice at the Start

In Clean Backgammon the game starts the way we played it as children: both players throw two dice, the better throw starts, and if it is a double, it is played straight away. Here is the exact rule, the full mathematics behind it, and why it brings more doubles to the first move even though every die is perfectly fair.

NativeSoft Team
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My Games: The Complete Guide to Your Post-Game Analysis
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October 30, 2026•9 min read

My Games: The Complete Guide to Your Post-Game Analysis

My Games keeps your last 20 matches and analyses each one with Master, our strongest engine: how your winning chances moved, which moves were doubtful, mistakes or blunders, your error rate, the AI level you play like, the pip race and the game summary. Here is everything it measures and how to read it, free and on your phone.

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