Backgammon according to the normal movement rules. The first player to bear off all fifteen of his/her own checkers wins the game. If the opponent has not yet borne off any checkers when the game ends, the winner scores a "gammon", which counts for double stakes. If the opponent has not yet borne off any checkers and has some on the bar or in the winner's home board, the winner scores a "backgammon", which counts for triple stakes. To speed up match play and to provide an added dimension for strategy, a doubling cube is usually used. The doubling cube is
Tim Holland (backgammon) to his daughter. Models Joanna Ulrich and Simone Terweij were two of his former spouses. He fathered two children: his son, Joe predeceased him; his daughter, Vanessa is the mother of one granddaughter, Stephanie. Holland married the former Nancy Zorn in 1982, and they were still married at the time of his death. Tim Holland died on March 10, 2010 of emphysema at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tim Holland (backgammon) Tim Holland (March 3, 1931 – March 10, 2010) was a world-champion backgammon player, highly paid teacher of the game, author of three backgammon books and successful