backgammon

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Synonyms: backgammons

Antonyms: backgammons

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q11411}}A [[board game]] for two [[player]]s in which each has 15 [[stone]]s which move between 24 [[triangle|triangular]] [[point]]s [[according]] to the roll of a [[pair]] of [[dice]]; the [[object]] is to move all of one's pieces around, and [[bear off|bear them off]] the board.
2. {{lb|en|backgammon<nowiki/>}} A [[victory]] in the game when the [[loser]] has not borne off a [[stone]], and still has one or more stones in the [[winner]]'s inner home row or on the [[bar]].

Verb

1. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.

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