backgammon

Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back at least 1,600 years. The earliest record of backgammon itself dates to 17th-century England, being descended from the 16th-century game of Irish (which was apparently of Scottish origin).

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Backgammon is a two-player board game in which players move counters across a board according to dice rolls. It is the most popular Western version of an ancient family of games with roots stretching back at least 1,600 years, with backgammon itself first documented in 17th-century England.

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Game.italic title: no
Game.title: Backgammon
Game.image_link: Backgammon lg.png
Game.image_caption: A backgammon set
Game.years: 1646 to present
Game.players: 2
Game.setup_time: 10–30 seconds
Game.playing_time: 5–60 minutes
Game.movement: Contrary
Game.random_chance: Medium (dice rolling)
Game.ages: 5+
Game.related: Irish, Nard
Game.footnotes: Origin: 17th-century EnglandDescended from: Irish

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Commons category: Backgammon
minimum number of players: 2
maximum number of players: 2
minimum age: 5

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History
Tables games
Ancient history
Sasanian Empire
Roman and Byzantine Empires
Western Europe
Backgammon
Early backgammon
Modern backgammon
Software
Rules
Board
Setup
Movement
Bearing off
Doubling cube
Related games
Strategy and tactics
Cube handling
Equity
Cheating
Social and competitive play
Legality
Club and tournament play
International competition
Gambling
Mediterranean and West Asian cultural significance
Studies and analysis
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Sources
External links

Backgammon is a two-player game of contrary movement in which each player has 15 pieces known traditionally as men (short for "tablemen"), but increasingly known as "checkers" in the United States in recent decades. The backgammon table pieces move along 24 "points" according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to move the 15 pieces around the board and be first to bear off, i.e., remove them from the board. The achievement of this while the opponent is still a long way behind results in a triple win known as a backgammon, hence the name of the game.