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backgammon

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backgammon /ˈbakˌɡamən, ˈbækˌɡæmən /
noun a board game in which two players move their pieces around twenty-four triangular points according to the throw of dice, the winner being the first to remove all their pieces from the board.
the most complete form of win in the game of backgammon.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century : from back + gammon2.