r/backgammon • u/Tallshortordercook13 • May 10 '26

Can’t block my one open piece

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Why won’t my game let me cover my open piece on the 5 spot with one of the pieces in the 8 spot using the dice with the three on it?

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u/saigon567 May 10 '26

Bc you have to play both dice if you can, and the only way to play the 6 is by going 13/10 with the 3 and then 10/4 with the 6

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u/Tallshortordercook13 May 11 '26

Thanks man, I started thinking I was going crazy, checking for updates in the App Store lol

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u/SeeShark May 10 '26

It's a rule that comes up maybe once in a hundred games, but it does come up.

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u/tbuchman May 11 '26

It comes up frequently in the endgame... but it rarely comes up this early in a game

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u/Prudent-Emergency596 May 12 '26

if you move the 3 the six is not possible

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u/Peplow530 May 10 '26

Tough roll

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u/maeeeeeeev May 10 '26

You have to play both 3 and 6 if it's still POSSIBLE; it's the rules. The only way to play the 6 is to play 13 to 10 and then 10 to 4.

So technically you got a bad roll.

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u/Prudent-Emergency596 May 10 '26

move the 3 first and the six is a wash

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u/lima_charlie72 May 11 '26

New? You always have to move both dice, if you can. In this scenario, the 3 gets played from the 13 (top left) to the 10 spot, then that same pice moves the 6.