Tric Trac
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Trictrac (also tric trac or tric-trac) is a French board game of skill and chance for two players that is played with dice on a game board similar, but not identical, to that of backgammon (the difference being that the edges of a true trictrac board are perforated for score-marking purposes). It was "the classic tables game" of France in the way that backgammon is in the English-speaking world.
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Encyclopedic overview
40 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Tic-tac
- Spelling and etymology
- Gaming material
- Rules
- Preparation
- Vocabulary
- Lead
- Play
- Moves
- Dice throws
- Broken die
- Rest corners
- Points, holes and jans
- Point scoring
- ''Bredouille''
- Holding, going and games
- Pavilion
- Winnings
- Rare jans
- Filling jans
- Hitting opponent's men
- Hitting opponent's corner
- Bonus and powerless jans
- Bearing off
- Obsolete jans
- Scoring summary table
- Game structure
- Return run
- Enfilade
- Infringements
- False hit
- Schools
- Game actions
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Literature
- External links
Trictrac (also tric trac or tric-trac) is a French board game of skill and chance for two players that is played with dice on a game board similar, but not identical, to that of backgammon (the difference being that the edges of a true trictrac board are perforated for score-marking purposes). It was "the classic tables game" of France in the way that backgammon is in the English-speaking world.
Trictrac's gaming interest lies in its multiple combinations, the importance of decision-making and its comprehensive rules which have been well documented and remained stable since the early 17th century. It requires constant attention from the players whether or not it is their turn. Its vocabulary, which is very rich, frequently occurs in French literature.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tric Trac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.