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1088:. The opponent, in turn, must re-enter the hit piece before making any other move on the board.
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Forgeng, Jeff, Dorothy
Johnston and David Cram (2003).
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is said to 'rest' when he pauses on an intermediate
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289:A game in which the loser has not only failed to
27:List of definitions of terms used in tables games
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1641:, normally points held by at least two opposing
863:, the player plays each die twice. Also doubles.
2599:Obolensky, Prince Alexis and Ted James (1974).
1331:(piece, checker) forward by the same number of
59:), but applicable to a range of tables games.
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2544:, Volume 2 (J–Z). London: John Russell Smith.
2499:Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations
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1754:To project or throw the die or dice onto the
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355:Bearing off is the process of removing one's
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2417:Papahristou & Refanidis (2013), pp. 2–3.
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2258:at bkgm.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2077:leaving only one man behind, who is thus
1859:may be placed during play. Equivalent of
1673:. Also board, division, quarter or table.
1551:thus preventing it from further movement.
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1080:occupied by one opposing man, known as a
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1171:adverb. To the player's first six
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695:in opposing directions. Examples:
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1360:Molyneux, J. du C. Vere (1997).
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1669:One of the four sections of a
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2627:Singman, Jeffrey L. (1999).
2403:. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
2282:Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff.
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2468:Lalanne, Philippe (2021).
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2609:Parlett, David (2018).
2556:Longacre, John (1980).
2518:Crane, Michael (2006).
2511:Clay, Robin A. (1992).
2151:Singman (1999), p. 230.
2009:when referring to dice.
1563:is permitted. Example:
1305:in accordance with the
2916:Games without movement
2631:. Westport: Greenwood.
2450:Parlett (1999), p. 58.
2438:Parlett (1999), p. 58.
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1047:. Also 'knock off'.
987:by an opposing man.
918:("ring the bells").
855:each with the same
466:by an opposing man.
387:The table in which
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240:. (Historically, 2=
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2679:Tables games
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2594:Medium Aevum
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2042:tables games
1985:tables games
1975:
1968:tables board
1948:Tables board
1853:tables board
1763:running game
1671:tables board
1615:tables board
1556:pinning game
1539:, to move a
1496:tables games
1434:opening roll
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744:cover a blot
561:To throw or
460:tables games
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18:Men (tables)
2964:Terminology
2938:Ofanfelling
2876:Tourne case
2826:Acey-deucey
2686:Forerunners
2566:Medium Ævum
2560:. NY: Bell.
1962:Tables game
1954:tables game
1819:. See also
1778:. See also
1451:inner table
1398:Usually, a
1291:tables game
1277:around the
1147:and Portes.
773:dice or die
681:knocked off
671:To bring a
624:Usually, a
546:The number
493:outer board
378:at gnu.org.
57:Acey-deucey
2993:Categories
2969:Backgammon
2947:Categories
2846:Irish game
2831:Backgammon
2602:Backgammon
2520:Backgammon
2513:Backgammon
2507:0486238555
2492:Literature
2139:References
2071:man or men
1808:side prime
1714:To play a
1587:To move a
1447:home table
1349:open point
1241:home board
1207:home point
1145:Backgammon
1045:Backgammon
1035:) off the
975:Said of a
943:To play a
697:Backgammon
660:cocked die
610:with five
489:home board
485:Backgammon
458:. In many
368:occupied.
361:home table
301:or on the
299:home table
286:backgammon
53:Backgammon
2886:Ssangryuk
2798:Moultezim
2089:Footnotes
2036:used for
1873:To place
1831:A single
1828:singleton
1572:pip, pips
1484:Moultezim
1253:knock off
1219:homewards
1212:ace point
947:onto the
805:die, dice
717:Icelandic
523:Once two
450:A single
393:borne off
329:from the
265:ace point
236:with one
2980:Glossary
2933:Doublets
2891:Sugoroku
2881:Trictrac
2871:Ticktack
2809:Verquere
2768:Gul bara
2642:Glossary
2586:43626206
2477:Trictrac
2396:Trictrac
2120:Trictrac
2107:draughts
2103:checkers
2038:Trictrac
2032:Type of
2014:bear off
2005:Same as
1989:Trictrac
1987:such as
1917:quadrant
1915:Same as
1813:blockade
1711:re-enter
1698:Same as
1683:quadrant
1681:Same as
1666:quadrant
1647:blockade
1286:man, men
1196:quadrant
1056:Trictrac
1002:bear off
829:quadrant
827:Same as
824:division
789:dice cup
701:Trictrac
481:quadrant
479:Same as
424:blockade
339:Trictrac
322:bear off
44:glossary
2861:Plakoto
2851:Lourche
2773:Jacquet
2713:Knossos
2698:Grammai
2471:Jacquet
2079:exposed
2073:from a
2049:triplet
1993:Jacquet
1772:pinning
1768:hitting
1718:to the
1678:quarter
1645:. Also
1636:blocked
1565:Plakoto
1543:onto a
1476:Jacquet
1353:blocked
1344:doublet
1338:blocked
972:exposed
877:ambesas
848:doublet
841:doublet
836:doubles
728:counter
715:in the
603:of five
578:checker
520:builder
438:. Also
429:blocked
407:on the
272:on the
229:of one.
36:Jacquet
2928:Doblet
2866:Portes
2803:Tawula
2788:Laquet
2758:Barail
2733:Tabula
2617:
2584:
2533:
2505:
2056:count.
1942:, q.v.
1936:pieces
1817:points
1654:points
1639:points
1468:pieces
1425:. See
1333:points
1200:points
1184:points
1180:pieces
1173:points
1006:pieces
997:gammon
949:tables
916:sonnez
909:quines
902:carmes
895:ternes
814:moving
777:fixing
733:pieces
713:pieces
693:pieces
651:. See
599:A die
594:cinque
583:pieces
548:rolled
432:points
295:pieces
250:quater
225:A die
2906:Tavli
2901:Tavla
2841:Gioul
2783:Kotra
2763:Fevga
2728:Senet
2582:JSTOR
2075:point
2034:board
2000:throw
1981:Point
1976:talon
1921:board
1910:table
1885:stone
1868:stack
1861:point
1848:space
1837:point
1835:on a
1821:prime
1776:Fevga
1756:board
1740:point
1720:board
1704:board
1629:prime
1595:of a
1545:point
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1522:point
1520:on a
1514:stack
1491:piece
1480:Narde
1472:Fevga
1419:space
1415:point
1404:space
1400:point
1342:If a
1309:of a
1279:board
1270:march
1224:point
1194:That
1166:point
1159:point
1129:point
1127:to a
1125:piece
1113:throw
1078:point
1052:point
1041:point
1037:board
1029:piece
981:point
953:board
945:piece
940:enter
881:bezet
873:bezas
769:throw
755:thus
753:piece
719:game
645:space
641:point
630:space
626:point
550:on a
529:point
509:point
507:on a
471:board
456:point
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