bar 11 if 1 player 39 s piece hits any other player 39 s piece but 2 39 s secondary opponent then that piece goes back to the first available playing point when playing with three players all bumps go back to the dividing bar 11 because all three are primary opponents the dividing bar 11 is the middle strip that separates the inner and outer tables and bisects the board widthwise once one of a player 39 s pieces has been placed on the bar he must throw the dice when his turn occurs and must 34 enter 34 into his primary opponent 39 s inner table before he may move any of his other pieces entering is accomplished by moving the piece on the dividing bar 11 to the playing point indicated on either one of the die thrown as long as that point is not blocked if he cannot enter because both playing points indicated are blocked the turn passes to his opponent when all playing points within the primary opponent 39 s inner table are blocked a closed board or shutout occurs bearing off means removing a player 39 s pieces from the playing board by the roll of the dice a player cannot start bearing off until all 10 of its pieces are in his inner table he may then either bear off pieces from.