Backgammon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
  • n. A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
  • v. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a “board” marked off into twenty-four spaces called “points”. Each player has fifteen pieces, or “men”, the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.
  • v. In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first “table”. When played for betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three times the wagered amount.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A game played by two persons upon a table or board made for the purpose, with pieces or men, dice-boxes, and dice.
  • n. A single bout at backgammon won by a player before his opponent has advanced all of his men from the first six points.
  • To beat by winning a backgammon. See backgammon, n., 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
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    board game   
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    tables   
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