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) Club" before he won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973. No championships were held in the years 1970 and 1971. He won the International Championship of Backgammon, played in London, England in 1966, 1972 & 1973. During the early 1970s, Holland averaged $60,000 per year in prize money from backgammon tournaments, not including his personal wagering. Following his championships, he was much in demand to teach game strategy. He wrote his first book, "Beginning Backgammon" in 1973. Holland followed it up with a volume for intermediate players titled, "Better Backgammon" in 1974,