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Backgammon vs Tableman - What's the difference?

backgammon | tableman |

As nouns the difference between backgammon and tableman

is that backgammon is while tableman is (rare) any of the pieces used to play the game of tables, backgammon or draughts.

backgammon

English

(wikipedia backgammon)

Noun

(-)
  • 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.
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * gammon

    See also

    * tick-tack * tric-trac, trick-track

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.
    • ----

    tableman

    English

    Noun

    (tablemen)
  • (rare) Any of the pieces used to play the game of tables, backgammon or draughts
  • (rare) A person sitting at the same table