"A backgammon match with the doubling cube must specify the number of points a player must reach to win the match. The doubling cube value is initially set to 1 for each game in the match, and is displayed on the right edge of the board. The number of points allocated to the winner of each game depends upon the value of the doubling cube at the end of the game, and the winner of the match (which may comprise several games) is the first player to reach the initially agreed number of points. The following sections describe all of the rules in detail:"