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The American Hoyle, or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: containing all the games played in the United States, with rules, descriptions, and technicalities, adapted to the American methods of playing (1864)

Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 380

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. We must be a little more particular.Now, first of all, it is just possible that some of our readers have INSTRUCTIONS. 371 never seen a Backgammon Board. Therefore, as the first stepin acquiring a language is to learn its alphabet, we here—inorder to render the game easy (to the very meanest… … whites home, or inner table. I whites outer table. WHITE. It will be seen, at a glance, that each player has fifteen men,placed as in the illustration. The table is divided into two parts;and a little attention will show that the men belonging to each ad-versary are arranged upon the battle-field…

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