Backgammon
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Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back at least 1
One of the gameboards found by Sir Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur (British Museum)
Roman Ludus duodecim scriptorum board from the 2nd century, Aphrodisias
Poet Herr Goeli playing in the 14c, Codex Manesse, Heidelberg University Library
A Georgian noblewoman Darnica Gurieli with backgammon in the foreground, circa 1635
Nard (game)
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Nard is a historical Persian tables game for two players that is sometimes considered ancestral to backgammon. It is still played today, albeit in a different form. As in other tables games, the playi
Backgammon
…like Trictrac in popularity, and also to America, where the doubling cube was introduced. In other parts of the world, different tables games such as Nard or Nardy are better known. Backgammon is a recent member of the large family of tables games that date back to ancient times. Its equipment is similar…
Bozorgmehr demonstrates the game of Nardshir to the Indian rajas
Persian Nard board made in Khatam technique.
Long Nardy opening layout