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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: backgammon (0.01009 detik)
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English → English (WordNet) Definition: backgammon backgammon n : a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
English → English (gcide) Definition: backgammon backgammon \back"gam`mon\, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back.] 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. [1913 Webster] backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two “tables”. [1913 Webster] backgammon \back`gam"mon\, v. t. 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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