In Backgamon what are pips?

Question

Ive played backgammon for awhile but have no wonderous idea what "pips" are. Help!!

Answer 1

Hi -

Pip could have a couple of meanings, depending upon context.


This is from:

http://www.bkgm.com/glossary.html#pip

(A Backgammon Glossary)

1. One of the spots on a die that indicate numeric value.
2. A unit of distance on a backgammon board corresponding to the difference in point numbers. For example, the 13-point and the seven-point are six pips apart.


There's also what's known as a "Pip-Count":

Pip Count
The total number of points (or pips) that a player must move his checkers to bring them home and bear them off. For example, at the start of a game each player has a pip count of 167: 48 pips for 2 checkers on the 24-point, plus 65 pips for 5 checkers on the 13-point, plus 24 pips for 3 checkers on the eight-point, plus 30 pips for 5 checkers on the six-point.

Answer 2

Pips are the spots on the die face. Every roll of the dice will result in each die displaying between one and six pips.

Answer 3

As everybody says, in this context it's just the term for the dots on the dice.
And for future reference, the suit-symbols on playing cards (spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs in America) are also called "pips."

Answer 4

One of the markings on the face of a die, corresponding to a movement of one point.

i think it means how many spaces u have left to win?

Answer 5

a single dot on the die or a single space on the board.

Answer 6

spots on the die face