Backgammon
created and published by Atari in 1979-11, running on Atari 2600 VCS
type: board game
genre: Traditional game
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: other
genre: Traditional game
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: other
2.3/5
Official description
The backgammon board is divided into two halves or tables. The divider is called the bar. The inner table is the portion at the bottom of the playfield; the outer table is the portion at the top of the playfield.
Each table is also divided into halves. The red player's home or inner table is on the lower right side of the playfield; the white player's home or inner table is on the lower left side of the playfield. The red player's outer table is on the upper right side of the playfield; the white player's out table is on the upper left side of the playing field.
Each player's inner and outer table has six points. The point is the area on which you rest your you pieces as you move around the board. Each point is numbered for reference starting in each player's inner table. The white side is number 1 to 12 starting at the bottom right side of the board.
# 2024-03-03 21:37:56 - official description - source
Each table is also divided into halves. The red player's home or inner table is on the lower right side of the playfield; the white player's home or inner table is on the lower left side of the playfield. The red player's outer table is on the upper right side of the playfield; the white player's out table is on the upper left side of the playing field.
Each player's inner and outer table has six points. The point is the area on which you rest your you pieces as you move around the board. Each point is numbered for reference starting in each player's inner table. The white side is number 1 to 12 starting at the bottom right side of the board.
# 2024-03-03 21:37:56 - official description - source
Technical specs
display: raster
Editor note
Atari CX2617, rarity 2 Common+, Sears #99848, Rarity 3 Scarce. 1 player or 2 players. Uses the paddles controller. The Atari cart comes in text label and picture label variations. NTSC.
(Zerothis) - # 2006
(Zerothis) - # 2006
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zerothis
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