Backgammon (1630)
Playtime: 30
Min. Age: 8
Players: 2
Publisher: Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc., John Jaques of London, Vennerød Forlag AS, El Greco, E. S. Lowe Company Inc., Matsui Gaming Machine, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, The Purple Cow, Maxco, Game Factory, Majora, ABRA, Schmidt France, Regionalia Verlag GmbH, OPEN'N PLAY, L. P. Septímio, CHH Games, Harlekin, Silk Cut, American Express, Bello Games New York, Inc., Fundex, Deuce, Western Publishing Company, Gamut of Games, Galison, Caribou Mountaineering, Inc., Ludens Planet, Pelikan, Diset S. A., Dal Negro, Poolmaster, P:OS Handels GmbH, Square Root Games, Editrice Giochi, Noris Spiele, House of Marbles, Ariel Productions Ltd, Bisonte, Berliner Spielkarten, Reiss Games, Søstrene Grene, Westside Fun Games, Przedsiebiorstwo Zagraniczne LABO, Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries, Halsall, Crisloid, Challenge Master Game Co Ltd, play time, The Toy Network, Fame Products, Schou, Basic Fun, Inc., Gigliodoro, House Martin, Kingstone International, Brio AB, Gold Medal, WHSmith, Wild & Wolf, Skor-Mor, John Sands Pty Ltd, M Petrushkin, Top Mark, Otto Maier Verlag, Chad Valley Co Ltd., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Mitra, Golden, Pavilion, 3M, Gammon Games, LuduScience, Pin International, Selchow & Righter, F.X. Schmid, Friendly Games, Inc., Galleryplay, Merit, Joker, Milton Bradley, Editions ATLAS, K.E.Leg, Palet spil, Pintoy, Estrela, John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Dilemma Games, Origem, Schmidt Spiele, Heyne, Neroulia, Lagoon Games, Bütehorn Spiele (Buchholz Verlag), Philos, MB Spiele, Pendleton, Alga, Cardinal, Dino Toys s. r. o., Masters Games, Whitman, Invicta Games, The Op Games, HABA, Carlit, Oriental Trading Company, Ravensburger, Planet Finska, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Pressman Toy Corp., National Novelty Corp., Croner, Waddingtons, S & E, Ghisò, Dos Reis, Classic Toys, Marigó, HEMA, Fifth Avenue Crystal Ltd., Zontik Games, Glevum Games, Gibsons, Spear's Games, (Public Domain), Hasbro, Jumbo, Peri Spiele, Saitek, Smethport Specialty Co., RoseArt, MB Spellen, Super Accord, Wood Expressions, IRWIN Games, Waddington Sanders Ltd., Schmidt International, Marlboro, Piatnik, Tactic, Ramsons, Arrow Games Ltd, Cayro, The Games, Sterling Games, Creative Crafthouse, StirlingFox, Pleasantime Games, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Chadwick Miller Inc., Daells Varehus, Węgiel, Unicorn Products, Inovac Rima SA, Juegos Ya S.L., Blatz, (Unknown), Magnetic Poetry Inc, (Self-Published), Klee, Sladecolour Board Games, Cathay, Hector Saxe, nestorgames
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Willem Cornelisz Duyster, Christian Lacroix
Mechanics: Static Capture, Dice Rolling, Betting and Bluffing, Roll / Spin and Move, Race, Track Movement, Score-and-Reset Game
Min. Age: 8
Players: 2
Publisher: Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc., John Jaques of London, Vennerød Forlag AS, El Greco, E. S. Lowe Company Inc., Matsui Gaming Machine, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, The Purple Cow, Maxco, Game Factory, Majora, ABRA, Schmidt France, Regionalia Verlag GmbH, OPEN'N PLAY, L. P. Septímio, CHH Games, Harlekin, Silk Cut, American Express, Bello Games New York, Inc., Fundex, Deuce, Western Publishing Company, Gamut of Games, Galison, Caribou Mountaineering, Inc., Ludens Planet, Pelikan, Diset S. A., Dal Negro, Poolmaster, P:OS Handels GmbH, Square Root Games, Editrice Giochi, Noris Spiele, House of Marbles, Ariel Productions Ltd, Bisonte, Berliner Spielkarten, Reiss Games, Søstrene Grene, Westside Fun Games, Przedsiebiorstwo Zagraniczne LABO, Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries, Halsall, Crisloid, Challenge Master Game Co Ltd, play time, The Toy Network, Fame Products, Schou, Basic Fun, Inc., Gigliodoro, House Martin, Kingstone International, Brio AB, Gold Medal, WHSmith, Wild & Wolf, Skor-Mor, John Sands Pty Ltd, M Petrushkin, Top Mark, Otto Maier Verlag, Chad Valley Co Ltd., ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, Mitra, Golden, Pavilion, 3M, Gammon Games, LuduScience, Pin International, Selchow & Righter, F.X. Schmid, Friendly Games, Inc., Galleryplay, Merit, Joker, Milton Bradley, Editions ATLAS, K.E.Leg, Palet spil, Pintoy, Estrela, John N. Hansen Co., Inc., Dilemma Games, Origem, Schmidt Spiele, Heyne, Neroulia, Lagoon Games, Bütehorn Spiele (Buchholz Verlag), Philos, MB Spiele, Pendleton, Alga, Cardinal, Dino Toys s. r. o., Masters Games, Whitman, Invicta Games, The Op Games, HABA, Carlit, Oriental Trading Company, Ravensburger, Planet Finska, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Pressman Toy Corp., National Novelty Corp., Croner, Waddingtons, S & E, Ghisò, Dos Reis, Classic Toys, Marigó, HEMA, Fifth Avenue Crystal Ltd., Zontik Games, Glevum Games, Gibsons, Spear's Games, (Public Domain), Hasbro, Jumbo, Peri Spiele, Saitek, Smethport Specialty Co., RoseArt, MB Spellen, Super Accord, Wood Expressions, IRWIN Games, Waddington Sanders Ltd., Schmidt International, Marlboro, Piatnik, Tactic, Ramsons, Arrow Games Ltd, Cayro, The Games, Sterling Games, Creative Crafthouse, StirlingFox, Pleasantime Games, Flying Tiger Copenhagen, Chadwick Miller Inc., Daells Varehus, Węgiel, Unicorn Products, Inovac Rima SA, Juegos Ya S.L., Blatz, (Unknown), Magnetic Poetry Inc, (Self-Published), Klee, Sladecolour Board Games, Cathay, Hector Saxe, nestorgames
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Willem Cornelisz Duyster, Christian Lacroix
Mechanics: Static Capture, Dice Rolling, Betting and Bluffing, Roll / Spin and Move, Race, Track Movement, Score-and-Reset Game
Show Description Show Comments Price Trend
Backgammon is a classic abstract strategy game dating back thousands of years. Each player has a set of 15 checkers (or stones) that must be moved from their starting positions, around, and then off the board. Dice are thrown each turn, and each player must decide which of their checkers to move based on the outcome of the roll. Players can capture each other's checkers, forcing the captured checkers to restart their journey around the board. The winner is the first player to get all 15 checkers off the board. A more recent addition to the game is the "doubling cube", which allows players to up the stakes of the game. Although the game relies on dice to determine movement, there is a large degree of strategy in deciding how to make the most effective moves given each dice roll and measuring the risk in terms of possible rolls the opponent may get.
Backgammon may be the first game to be mentioned in written history, going back 5,000 years to the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. During the 1920s, archaeologists unearthed five boards from a cemetery in the ancient town of Ur. At another location, pieces and dice were also found along with the board. Boards from ancient Egypt have also been recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun, including a mechanical dice box, no doubt intended to stop cheaters.
The names of the game were many. In Persia, Takhteh Nard which means "Battle on Wood". In Egypt, Tau, which may be the ancestor of Senat. In Rome, Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum ("game of twelve marks"), later, Tabula ("table"), and by the sixth century, Alea ("dice"). In ancient China, T-shu-p-u and later in Japan, Sugoroko. The English name may derive from "Bac gamen" meaning "Back Game", referring to re-entry of taken stones back to the board. It was often enjoyed by the upper classes and is sometimes called "The Aristocratic Game". The Roman Emperor Claudius was known to be such a fan of Tabula that he had a set built into his coach so he could play as he traveled (the world's first travel edition?).
The rules in English were standardized in 1743 by Edmond Hoyle. These remained popular until the American innovations of the 1930s.
Backgammon may be the first game to be mentioned in written history, going back 5,000 years to the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. During the 1920s, archaeologists unearthed five boards from a cemetery in the ancient town of Ur. At another location, pieces and dice were also found along with the board. Boards from ancient Egypt have also been recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun, including a mechanical dice box, no doubt intended to stop cheaters.
The names of the game were many. In Persia, Takhteh Nard which means "Battle on Wood". In Egypt, Tau, which may be the ancestor of Senat. In Rome, Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum ("game of twelve marks"), later, Tabula ("table"), and by the sixth century, Alea ("dice"). In ancient China, T-shu-p-u and later in Japan, Sugoroko. The English name may derive from "Bac gamen" meaning "Back Game", referring to re-entry of taken stones back to the board. It was often enjoyed by the upper classes and is sometimes called "The Aristocratic Game". The Roman Emperor Claudius was known to be such a fan of Tabula that he had a set built into his coach so he could play as he traveled (the world's first travel edition?).
The rules in English were standardized in 1743 by Edmond Hoyle. These remained popular until the American innovations of the 1930s.
We currently have no price data for this game.
This game is currently not traded on the marketplace:
This game is currently not listed on the marketplace. If you want to sell yours, please add it to the marketplace.
Marketplace
The game was also published under these names:
Backgammon on a Keychain ,
Backgammon and Acey-Deucey ,
Backgammon - Tric Trac ,
Backgammon / Jacquet ,
Pak-Gammon ,
Backgammon and Acey-Deucy ,
Dangerous Game Backgammon Set ,
双陆棋 ,
Pack-gammon ,
Backgammon School ,
Backgammon Set ,
Deluxe Backgammon ,
Magnetic Backgammon ,
Backgammon Tutor ,
Jeu de Jacquet et Backgammon ,
Трик-трак ,
Nardshir ,
Pocket Backgammon ,
Tavola Reale ,
バックギャモン ,
Backgammon Exclusive ,
Magnetic Travel Backgammon ,
Sensory Backgammon Computer ,
Tournament Backgammon ,
Backgammon: The Ancient Game of Cunning Strategy ,
The Lord of the Rings Backgammon ,
Pocket Magnetic Backgammon ,
Puff ,
Tavli ,
Acey-Deucy (variation) ,
Bräde Backgammon ,
Backgammon TricTrac Puff ,
De Winnende Combinatie ,
Frank Lloyd Wright Backgammon Set ,
Sheshbesh ,
Нарды ,
Puzzle Backgammon ,
Kotra ,
Juego de Backgammon ,
Omar Backgammon-Computer ,
Aqua Player Floating Backgammon ,
Taplas ,
Τάβλι ,
Austin Powers's Backgammon ,
Glas Backgammon ,
Novelty Corp ,
Omar Shrarif Backgammon Executive Set ,
Backgammon: Asterix bei den Briten ,
Toccategli ,
雙陸棋 ,
Tockadill ,
Tric Trac Backgammon ,
백개먼 ,
Table ,
Ostábla ,
Folding Backgammon ,
Tryktrak ,
Wurfzabel ,
Backgammon Teacher ,
Back-Gammon ,
Backgammon B.C. ,
Revertier ,
Tavla ,
12 Ouzo Backgammon ,
Backgammon for Juniors ,
GoPlay Magnetic Backgammon ,
Master Backgammon ,
Travel Backgammon ,
שש-בש ,
Backgammon ,
Gamão ,
Backgammoneasy ,
Backgammon Schule ,
Шеш-беш ,
Brädspel
Related Games
ag.gameitem.lastUpdated: 2025-04-30 05:13:13.637
