the nearest section of the board and to the left, called the talon ("heel"). Movement is anticlockwise. For each of the players, the first quarter (French: table) is the group of the first six points on the left half of the player's own side of the board, the second quarter is made up of the next six to the right, the third quarter is the opponent's first quarter (opposite side to the right), and the fourth quarter is the opponent's second quarter. Preliminaries Players dress the board by placing their 15 men at the top right of the board i.e. on the leftmost point on their opponent's side of the board. (This starting setup was also used in Révertier). Each player then rolls a die. The player with the higher number goes first, picks up both dice and throws them for the first move. Then the players take turns rolling the dice. Movement The rules of movement are: On a single roll of the dice (where the 2 dice have different numbers) you can: Either move one man the value of one die and a second the value of the other die, Or move a single man the value of one of the two dice, then from this rest position move the same man by the value of the second dice again. It is imperative to mark a brief rest period on the intermediate point. On the roll of a doublet (where the value of each of the two dice is the same): The score is doubled e.g. rolling 4-4 means you have four 4's to play One to four men may be moved If a man is moved 2 to 4 times the value of a die, there must be a short pause on each intermediate point. If unable to make a legal move, it is forfeited, i.e. any unplayable numbers are lost. Restrictions on movement Blocks. A man may not stop or even rest (this is why a rest period is marked) on a point occupied (blocked) by the adversary. On the other hand, a man may rest on an empty point or one occupied by one or more men of the same colour. Postilion. The first of the fifteen men of each player is the postilion or courier. It is placed on the tip of each point. When it enters the last quarter, it is placed at