Backgammon terms starting with F

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Fan:	To fail to reenter after being hit; to dance. Finalist - One of the two players competing in the finals of a tournament
Finals:	The last match that determines the overall winner of a tournament
Fish:	Derogatory term for a poor player willing to play for high stakes
Five-Point:	The fifth point in a players home board. A very important point to hold on either side of the board
Flight:	A chart showing which players will play one another in a tournament
Flunk:	To fail to enter a stone from the bar; to dance
Fly Shot:	A long indirect shot with few combinations possible
Fold:	To refuse a double; to pass
Forced Play:	a roll of the dice for which there is only one legal play
Forward Anchor:	An anchor on a high numbered point
Forward Game:	- A game plan in which the plan is to get as rapidly as possible to a pure race; a running game
Four-Point:	The fourth point in a players home board. Almost as important as the five-point to hold
Freeze a Builder:	To bring a stone to bear on a point held by exactly two opposing stones, and thus restrict the use of those stones as builders
Front a Prime:	To make a point directly in front of an opponents prime
Frozen Cube:	Dead Cube
Full Prime:	a blockade of six consecutive points which completely block the opponent from escaping