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
Down Syndrome Centre Down Syndrome Centre Down Syndrome Centre is a registered Irish charity that was set up in 2002 by parents of children with Down syndrome. The aim of the charity is to establish Ireland’s first centre to provide a range of dedicated services - medical, developmental and educational - which meet the specific needs of people with Down syndrome throughout their lifetime. In the years since start up, the charity has been busy building funds for the purposes of acquiring land and covering building costs for the centre but the search for a site within the environs of Dublin has been