Backgammon terms starting with L

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Last Chance Event:	a tournament for players who lose in the first rounds of the consolation flight or later rounds in the main flight
Last Roll Position:	a position in which the next roll will decide the game
Lipped Cup:	a dice cup that has a ridge around the inside open end, designed to trip up the dice as they exit the cup and make it more difficult for a dice mechanic to control the roll
Loaded Dice:	Dice weighted or shaped so that the distribution of rolled numbers is not random
Lock Up a Point:	To make a point
Loose Hit:	a hit which leaves a blot in the players home board which is exposed to a direct return shot
Loose Play:	A strategy that leaves one or more blots in dangerous positions
Loose stone:	a blot
Lose Ones Market:	To go from a position in which your opponent would accept your double to a position in which your opponent would refuse your double
Lovers Leap:	An opening roll of 6-5 played from the opponents one-point to the twelve-point