backgammon
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈbækˌɡæmən/
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backgammon
- Julian managed to entice her out to play backgammon with him.
- play backgammon
- backgammon game
- backgammon board
It's I mean literally like chess, backgammon, sports, poker, whatever.
- It's I mean literally like chess, backgammon, sports, poker, whatever.
- I did an Othello program and a backgammon program.
- You know, they all, they all fell one after another, not just chess with deep blue, but Chequers, backgammon, Othello.
- So how can anyone get that good that they could hustle at both tennis backgammon or golf and billiards?
- Oh, Backgammon, I play back, dammit.
- I got introduced to three posh people, very wealthy people and they said backgammon tournaments, play chess and they were.
Examples
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I wondered if Harry and Mother were still playing backgammon or if they had simply forgotten to turn off the lights.
Fiction book (1991) -
He plays backgammon most evenings at the hotel casino.
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Mother was going back down to play backgammon with Harry in the library.
Fiction book (1991) -
We played three games of backgammon.
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Do you want to play some backgammon?
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He plays backgammon most evenings at the hotel casino.
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Ken taught me most of the games I know: chess, snooker, darts, billiards, poker, table tennis, backgammon.
Fiction book (2001) -
Klaus and Wolodarsky play backgammon, and Eleanor, quite tellingly, engages herself in a game of solitaire.
Blog text (14) -
Do you want to play some backgammon this weekend?
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We enjoyed an exciting game of backgammon after dinner.
Synonyms
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A game where players move pieces on a board by following rules
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Etymology
The word backgammon comes from the old parts back and gamen, an old form of game that meant 'fun'. So it is literally the 'back game' — a game where the pieces move back and forth on the board.