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Trevor Slocum
Jan 16, 2024, 12:22:00 PM1/16/24
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I have written a short blog post providing an overview of some of the ancestors of backgammon.
Read it at https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
https://bgammon.org is a free and open source online backgammon service.
Read it at https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
https://bgammon.org is a free and open source online backgammon service.
MK
Jan 16, 2024, 1:32:08 PM1/16/24
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On 1/16/2024 10:21 AM, Trevor Slocum wrote:
> I have written a short blog post providing an overview of
> some of the ancestors of backgammon. Read it at
> https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
I think referring to regional/historical variants of this
> I have written a short blog post providing an overview of
> some of the ancestors of backgammon. Read it at
> https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
game is too loosely, generically as "backgammon" is wrong.
The considerably different variant played with the cube
should be given a different name also. I propose and use
"gamblegammon" since the introduction of the cube was to
turn it into a game for gamblers...
MK
Timothy Chow
Jan 18, 2024, 8:03:53 AM1/18/24
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On 1/16/2024 12:21 PM, Trevor Slocum wrote:
> I have written a short blog post providing an overview of some of the ancestors of backgammon.
>
> Read it at https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
Nice list!
> I have written a short blog post providing an overview of some of the ancestors of backgammon.
>
> Read it at https://bgammon.org/blog/20240115-history-of-backgammon/
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Tim Chow
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