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Early Backgammon
Time & Place
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1635-1743
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England
References
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1635 -
Familiar
Letters - Howell, James
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1665 -
Volume of Plaies - Willughby, Francis
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1671 -
The
English Rogue - Head, Richard - Part
4, Chapter XVI
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1674 -
The Compleat Gamester - Cotton, Charles
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1682 -
Academy
of Armory - Holme, Randle
Equipment
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Backgammon board
- 2 x 15 Pawns (men)
- 2 x 2 Dice
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Rules
Initial Position |
Identical |
Start of the Game |
Each player throws 1 die and the best starts. |
Moves |
Identical |
Bearing Off |
Yes |
Bet |
No |
Doublets |
Played 4 times |
Gammon |
- If you bear off your 15
men before your opponent has brought all his men in his home board, you
win a "Backgammon". "Backgammon" is similar to
present "Gammon" (the equivalent of present "Backgammon"
does not exist) except a little difference: your opponent does not need
to bear 1 man to avoid "Backgammon" contrary to present "Gammon".
- According to Willughby, Backgammon
is a double game and a triple game if the
last throw is a doublet.
- According to Cotton and Holme, Backgammon is a triple game and a
fourfold game if the last throw is a doublet.
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Backgammon |
No |
Special Rules |
- If you win by bearing off the last men with a doublet, you win a
double game.
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Variants |
Can be played with 4 players (Willughby) |
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