Chouette Backgammon - Part 2

When Only One Player Takes

In the game of Chouette of five or more players, it is common play that if all the other players want to reject the box's initial double, then a single holdout must drop as well. This Chouette rule was put into place so the majority of the players will not lose an interest in the remainder of the game.

Another popular rule in the game of Chouette is that when a single player accepts the box's initial double he must accept an extra 2-cube from any player that wishes to pay him one point. The player of an "extra" now is in position of multiple cubes which he may use to redouble individually and which he will, as usually in Chouette, eventually pay on or collect from.

Multiple Cube Games

Most of the Chouette games today use multiple doubling cubes. Each player in Chouette has his own doubling cube. The box can double each individual player and each player can decide whether or at what time to double the box.

When playing Chouette with multiple cubes, it is possible for the box to win against some players while losing against others. If that is true, then when does a player get to keep the box? Usually in a game of Chouette, the rule is that a player gets to keep the box if he defeats the captain.

Partner for the Box

In a game of Chouette of eight or more players, it is commonly permitted for the box to take a partner. The partnership offered starts with the captain and moving on down the line, keeping the rotation. If none of the Chouette players offer to be the box's partner, a partner may be picked by a drawing from among the other Chouette players other than the captain.

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