The 16 Taki-Western Bakelite qualifiers (eight charity raffle winners and eight lucky six-shooter qualifiers from Saturday afternoon) will play one game matches on Sunday, March 2 commencing at 11:00 a.m. The Six-Shooter game setup is the same as normal backgammon and all the regular rules apply with the following exceptions:

1. Players must used mixed color dice.
2. Prior to commencement of play, one of the colors is designated the “six-shooter” die for both players.
3. Following the opening roll which is played normally, each time a player rolls a 6 with the designated color “six-shooter’ die, his opponent must remove one of the player’s checkers from the board. After the piece has been removed, the player must then play his roll. Note that if the player rolls enough 6s, he could have all his pieces removed from the board (and win the game) before reaching the “bearoff.”
4. If a player has no legal move (eg, directly behind a 6-prime with his last checker or closed out), then he cannot roll the dice.

Here are a few examples of what goes on in this sick and twisted game:

Example 1. The designated “six-shooter” die is Red. Black rolls a red 6 and a green 3. Before Black makes his move, which black checker should White remove?

White’s best play is to remove the checker on Black’s ace point. Now Black is forced to leave a double shot. If on White’s next roll, she hits, but her hit contains a red 6, Black should remove the hitting threat by taking off White’s back checker. Black’s choice maintains his racing advantage.

Example 2. The designated “six-shooter” die is Red. On the bearoff, Black rolls 6-6.

White must first remove a black checker from the board and Black then takes off the last four checkers to win from what appeared to be a hopeless position!

WARNING: “Six-Shooter Backgammon” is extremely complex. Play this game at your own risk. We will not be held responsible for any damage to your mental capacities brought about by playing this game.