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Word: doubler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...refuse it, sacrifice his stake, start a new game. When he has accepted the double, he has the whole right to double a second time. He can make this second double before any of his throws. The right of making the third double goes back to the first doubler. There is no limit to the number of doubles that can be made, but the greatest number ever recorded in a game starting at $1 stake is twelve ($4,096). If two excited brokers on a club-car should make 20 doubles in a $1 game, they would be playing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Backgammon | 5/5/1930 | See Source »

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