Backgammon board game

Traditional games entity

This tag indicates the game is based on backgammon or includes a game based on backgammon.

344
games
73
platforms
How strong are the backgammon programs?
Concerning playing strength, please have a look at the first backgammon-computer rating list (not only software programs, also some handhelds):
https://mustrum.de/blot.html
Also called: tawilat el-nard (طاولة النرد), tawilat el-zahr (طاولة الزهر), табла, shuang lu (双陆), triktrak, portes, shesh besh (שש בש), sugoroku (双六), takhte nard,...

Tables is a variation of backgammon for the purpose of gambling. Gambling variations of backgammon have existed throughout most of human civilization despite the current trend toward non-gambling variants. Gambling variants, especially Tables, are sometimes offered in Casinos.

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Parent groups

Board games, Casino games

Games by year

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The first Backgammon board game video game was released on December 1, 1970.

Franzis Verlag, GNU Backgammon Development Team and Oxford Softworks published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 89
MS-DOS 47
Amiga 12
Palm 10
Atari ST 10
TRS-80 10
C64 10
BBC 9
Linux 9
Apple II E 9
Mac OS Classic 8
Win3.1 8
WinCE 7
ZX Spectrum 7
Atari 400/800 6
iOS 6
OS/2 4
Unix 4
Commodore PET 4
Amstrad CPC 3
PS 3
Newton 3
Oric 3
custom 3
BSD 2
VIC-20 2
C128 2
Atom 2
Tandy Coco 2
Dragon32 2

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