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A Backgammon Board

Item

Subject

Games in the 19th century.

Description

This is a drawing for Backgammon board, one of the oldest games. The game requires two players. There are several games' versions for Backgammon. Generally, the pieces are moved according to the role of dice that has six faces i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 dots. For some, it is a game depends on luck; for others, it depends on planning.

Creator

Cady, Alice Howard

Source

commons.wikimedia.org

Publisher

The American Sports Publishing

Date

1895

Contributor

Majd Mariam

Rights

Commons. wikimedia

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

Image

Citation

Cady, Alice Howard, “A Backgammon Board,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/17.