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Play passes back and forth, with each player rolling both dice. Players use each die roll to move one man the corresponding number of points in the direction of the march. A player may use both rolls for one man, as long as both the intermediate point and destination point are not occupied by two or
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Acey-deucey is deliberately riding a horse with one stirrup shorter than the other. It is most often seen in racing in the United States, where a jockey will slightly lengthen the inside stirrup to gain better balance on turns, all of which are left-handed in
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The ability to take extra rolls for doublets and acey-deucey during bearing off have the same rules stated above. If a player rolls an acey-deucey but cannot bear a man off from both the 1-point and the 2-point, that player is not entitled to a roll for doublets or another
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If a player rolls an acey-deucey (= a 1 and a 2, also called an Ace and a Deuce), he plays the 1-and-2; then they choose any number from 1 to 6 and act as if they had just thrown a doublet of it; then that player takes another turn.
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Acey-deucey of the first quarter of the twentieth century. This colorful acey-deucey board was printed on canvas and incorporates a seahorse, mermaid, compass rose, U.S. Navy
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At the beginning of the game, no man may be put into play unless a doublet is rolled. In other words, a player may not enter a man without first rolling a doublet. After the initial doublet, any man may be entered as
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may move a total of four times, each move traversing as many spaces as the rolled amount (two fives rolled result in four moves of five points each). After rolling these doublets, the player takes another turn.
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more enemy men. A man may move to a vacant point or one with men of the same colour. They may also move to a point occupied by one enemy man and 'kick' the man off the board. The kicked man must be re-entered.
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If a player rolls a 6-6 and only has three men on the 6-point to bear off, that player may not take another turn (although he or she can bear off the three men from that point).
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