Gnubg-Incomprehensible move (for me)

[Alkatron]

Hello,
I'm learning this game, while playing I stumble across a move that I do not understand
I'm kooliah(black)
Red rolls the dice 4:2


I thought he needs double 1 to bear all 4 checkers off or at least 1 with one dice to bear one off....
instead...


He bears 2 checkers off.... WHY?

thanks

[maria]

Hello,
I'm learning this game, while playing I stumble across a move that I do not understand
I'm kooliah(black)
Red rolls the dice 4:2


I thought he needs double 1 to bear all 4 checkers off or at least 1 with one dice to bear one off....
instead...


He bears 2 checkers off.... WHY?

thanks

I'm not sure why you are confused?  He rolled a 4 - 2,  he can only remove 2 checkers.  If he had rolled doubles, he could remove all 4.

[maria]

Hello,
I'm learning this game, while playing I stumble across a move that I do not understand
I'm kooliah(black)
Red rolls the dice 4:2


I thought he needs double 1 to bear all 4 checkers off or at least 1 with one dice to bear one off....
instead...


He bears 2 checkers off.... WHY?

thanks

A great site for learning the game is Backgammon Galore.
www.bkgm.com
The attached screenshot will show what they have for the rules of bearing off.
Hope this is of some help.