Hypergammon is a variant of backgammon. Close-up of modern backgammon set. ...
Rule variations
Each player begins with three pieces, rather than fifteen. At the start of the game, each player begins with one piece on each of the three most distant points of the board (the 22-point, the 23-point and the 24-point).
Gameplay
As a consequence of the reduced number of pieces, hypergammon relies more heavily on luck than does backgammon. The lead in a game can swing very quickly. The difficulty of getting two pieces on the same point means that both players nearly always have blots on the board. The combination of the fact that bearing off can be completed with a single lucky roll of doubles and that it is nearly impossible to protect blots from being sent to the bar results in gammons being scored much more often than in backgammon.
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In hypergammon the purpose of the game is the same as in backgammon; the winner is the player who first manages to bear off all checkers.
The doubling cube is in use in hypergammon and forms an important element in hypergammon.
Hypergammon is a fast game and the lead can easily swing from one player to the other, often making it a difficult decision to take or pass the cube and consequently adding to the excitement.
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