The standard Hoyle; a complete guide and reliable authority upon all games of chance or skill now played in the United States whether of native or foreign introduction (1904)
Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769, Phillips, Barnet, 1828-1905, [from old catalog] comp · New York, Excelsior publishing house · leaf 448
ack, or white and red. The men^ which are flat at the top and bottom and circular at the cir-cumference, are generally made of ivory or wood. The men are twenty-four in number. Of these, twelve (which belongto one player) are colored black or red ; and twelve (which belong to theOther player) are… … 444 DRA UGHTS. The board is usually placed with a white square in the right-handcorner, and the men on the black squares, as in Diagram I. Some play-ers place the men on the white squares, when there should be a blackcorner to the right hand. It is immaterial which method is employed, solong as…
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