backgammon
Množina: backgammons
ETYM Origin unknown; perhaps from Dan. bakke tray + Eng. game; or very likely the first part is from Eng. back, and the game is so called because the men are often set back.
A board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice.
Board game for two players, often used in gambling. It was known in Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome and in medieval England.
The board is marked out in 24 triangular points of alternating colors, 12 to each side. Throwing two dice, the players move their 15 pieces around the board to the 6 points that form their own inner table; the first player to move all his or her pieces off the board is the winner.
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