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Raccoon - An immediate redouble by the player who just accepted a beaver.

Race - The relative standing of the players' pip counts. The player with the lower pip count is said to be ahead in the race.

Rail - The bar.

Railroad Tracks - To pile all your stones on just a few points; also called candlesticks.

Rake - A fee charged by a backgammon site for hosting real money games. It is usually a small percentage of the winnings of each game.

Rating - A number associated with each player based on that player's record of performance against other players taking their ratings into account.

Rating Points - Points assigned by a ratings system to players based on their performance against other rated players.

Recirculate - To intentionally allow a blot to be hit for the purpose of gaining tempo.

Recube - Redouble.

Redouble - A double after the first double of a game.

Resign - To accept defeat before the end of the game.

Return Shot - A chance to hit back after being hit yourself.

Rim - The bar.

Robustness - Mobility.

Roll - To throw a pair of dice; to cast. Two thrown dice.

Roll a Prime - To make a new point at the leading edge of a prime using stones from the rear of the prime.

Roof - The bar.

Root Number - A dice roll that forces a position to collapse.

Round - A period in a tournament during which each contestant plays another contestant.

Round Robin Format - A tournament format in which every contestant plays every other contestant.

Run - To escape a runner from the opponent's home board and it advance toward home.

Runner - One of the two stones that began the game on the opponent's one-point or any stone on the bar or in the opponent's home board. -

Running Game - The strategy employed by a player who is ahead in the race and tries to bring his stones home and bear them off with as little interaction with the opponent as possible.