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Backgammon and draughts (or checkers) (1888)

Pardon, George Frederick, 1824-1884 · New York, F. A. Stokes Co · leaf 11

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nser mentions dice in 8 BACKGAMMON. his Faerie Queene ; Addison, Dryden, and otherwriters mention it as a gentlemanly pastime ; andDean Swift tells us that it is the only game that aclergyman can consistently play ! Backgammon is played by two persons on aboard divided into two sections, and… … itl 111 -lamnrnrT 4A»JVH.*Lm.«.«»L.A»J..U.

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