backgammon — Diccionario de inglés

Sustantivo

1. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

   Ejemplos

   Más ejemplos (1)

   "I have borrowed Mrs. Palmer's backgammon-board," said Isabella, whose notion of an elderly gentleman's amusements of an evening was derived from what she had seen Mr. Palmer do.

2. 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.

   Uso

   • contable
   • no contable

Verbo

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.

Sustantivo

1. a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

   Términos más generales

   board game