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Backgammon vs Tricktrack - What's the difference?

backgammon | tricktrack |

As nouns the difference between backgammon and tricktrack

is that backgammon is 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 while tricktrack is an old game resembling backgammon.

As a verb backgammon

is 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.

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.
    • ----

    tricktrack

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An old game resembling backgammon.
    • (Webster 1913)