The national encyclopædia of business and social forms, embracing the laws of etiquette and good society (1879)
McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Chicago [etc.] The National publishing co · leaf 627
ill he obtains one.It is better to have a mixed hand. The game of Backgammon is allowed on all hands to be the most ingeniousand elegant game next to chess. The word is Welch, and signifies littlebattle.The origin and antiquity of the game has been accordingly ascribed to theCambro Britons,… … Each player has fifteen men, black and white to distinguish them. If youplay into the left-hand table, two of your men are placed upon the ace point inyour adversarys inner table; five upon the sixth point in his outer table; threeupon the cinque point in your own outer table; and five upon the…
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