BGAMMONHUB HELP CENTER
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about matches, rules, achievements, and your account.
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You can join a guest invitation without creating a club account. Create an account to use member features such as friends, rankings, and Glory Road.
Open Start a Match from the lobby, then choose Invite Friend, Find Player, or Play AI.
In the Start a Match modal, click the settings icon (gear ⚙) to configure the game before starting it. There you can choose the clock time, match length (wins required), and Crawford rule.
Yes. Use the guest invitation option and share the invitation link. Guest invitations have a limited lifetime.
Yes. The game board supports mobile play. For the best view, use landscape orientation and full-screen mode when available.
A match consists of one or more rounds. The first player to reach the selected match target wins the match.
Roll the dice, select a checker, and choose one of the highlighted legal destinations. Moves are validated by the game server. When required, select Confirm to end your turn.
A single opposing checker on a point can be hit and sent to the bar. You must re-enter any of your checkers on the bar before moving other checkers.
Once your checkers are in your home board, use a legal dice move to bear off. You can also double-click a checker when a quick bear-off move is legal.
The doubling cube offers your opponent the chance to play for higher stakes in the current round. They can accept or reject the offer. Availability depends on the match state and Crawford rule.
In a match with the Crawford rule enabled, doubling is not allowed during the designated Crawford round after a player first gets one point away from winning.
Pip Count shows how many points each player still needs to move their checkers to bear them off. Open the in-game menu to turn the counters on or off.
During your turn, the dice controls can undo eligible moves. An undo is not available once the move has been finalized or when later moves depend on it.
Each player has a configurable time allowance. Running out of time can award the match to the opponent.
Choose Play AI from Start a Match, then select Bro, Master, or Legend.
Ask GNU offers advice from the GNU Backgammon engine at supported points in the game, such as checker moves and doubling decisions.
No. In-game emoji chat is intended for human opponents.
Registered rated-match results can change your rating. Your rating determines your displayed club level and ranking.
There are six rating-based levels: Novice (E), Apprentice (D), Competitor (C), Expert (B), Master (A), and Legend (S).
Open Rankings to explore players and compare rating and match performance.
Glory Road is your collection of achievements and tournament trophies. It shows available missions, progress, and completed awards.
Complete its stated objective within the mission period and satisfy any stated requirements. Eligible achievements are checked after registered match results are saved.
Each mission displays its own reward-point value. Check the mission details to see its requirements and progress.
Open Glory Road to view standard and special tournament images and the tournaments you have won.
Standard tournaments may return on a recurring schedule. Special tournaments are intended as one-time events. Availability and dates are shown with each event.
Open Players to search the directory and discover other members.
Find an eligible player, send a challenge, and wait for their response. Pending challenges can be managed in your Inbox.
The Inbox contains challenges, friend requests, and messages. Open an item to view its details.
Yes, against another human player. Open the in-game menu and use Chat, or select your avatar to open emoji chat. Both players must have chat enabled.
Open Settings to manage your nickname, country, and avatar.
Yes. Password-management options are available in your account settings.
The account Settings page includes a deactivation option. Review the information there before confirming.
The game supports reconnection and restores the current game state when possible. A disconnected player may lose by timeout or disconnect forfeit if they do not return in time.
Open the in-game menu and choose Rotate Board or Full Screen.
Check your internet connection, then try reconnecting or reopening the match. If the issue continues, use the site’s Contact page to report it.
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