the quadrant of the board adjacent to the inner board; the last quadrant through which a player moves his or her checkers before reaching the inner board pass decline a double, thereby conceding the game but limiting the loss to the number of points the game was worth before the double pip a number on a die, or the number of spaces a checker moves pip count a measure of the total number of spaces all of a player's checkers must move to be borne off

The points that are not considered any players' home board (points 7-18).

From points 7 to 12 points for either player, and also the area where the dice should be cast by each player.