ace point

American  

noun

1. the first point in backgammon.

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Etymology

Origin of ace point

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Six Trois, Six Quatre, Six Cinque.—Carry one man from your adversary's ace point as far as the throw will permit.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

Cinque Ace.—Play the cinque from the five men in your adversary's outer table, and the ace from the ace point in his inner table.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

For a gammon, play the ace from the six to the ace point in your own table.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

Cinque Quatre.—Move one man from your adversary's ace point to the trois point in his outer table.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

The points in the home tables are known by their numbers, which correspond to the faces of a die, and are called: ace point, deuce point, trey point, four point, five point, and six point.

From Entertainments for Home, Church and School by Seeger, Frederica