Nardy
Long Nardy (russian: Длинные нарды), also just Nardy, is a Russian tables game for two players. It is also played in Armenia as Long Nardi or Nardi. It probably originated in the historical Persian game of Nard. It requires a tables board, 15 men apiece and two dice. Name The game is usually just known as Nardy or Nardi in Russian, but called Long Nardy to distinguish it from Backgammon which they call 'Short Nardy'. English sources sometimes mistranslate ''Nardy'' as "Backgammon", so the game is sometimes incorrectly called Long Backgammon. However, there are fundamental differences; for example, both players move in the same direction, whereas in Backgammon they move in opposing directions. There are also several apps known as Long Narde. Rules There are two players. The tables board is divided into two halves (left and right). Each player has 15 men or pieces, which are placed along the right-hand side in the opponent's side of the board. Each players has a di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nard (game)
Nard ( fa, نرد, also narde or nardshir; from pal, nywʾlthšyl ''nēw-ardaxšīr'') is an historical Persian tables game for two players that is sometimes considered ancestral to backgammon. It is still played today, albeit in a different form. As in other tables games, the playing pieces are moved around a board according to rolls of dice. It uses a standard tables board, but has a different opening layout and rules of play from that of backgammon. History The game has been historically popular in Persia, Muslim countries, and among Babylonian Jews. A common legend associates the game with the founder of the Sassanian Dynasty, Ardashir. Indeed, the Persian name is a shortening of the older name , from Middle Persian ''nēw-ardaxšīr'' "brave Ardashir". The oldest known reference to the game is thought to be a passage in the Talmud, although some claim it refers to the Greek game Kubeia. Another early reference is to be found in the Middle Persian romance ''Chatrang- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parallel (tables Game)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cocked Die
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Short Nardy
Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Persia. The earliest record of backgammon itself dates to 17th-century England, being descended from the 16th-century game of Irish.Forgeng, Johnson and Cram (2003), p. 269. Backgammon is a two-player game of contrary movement in which each player has fifteen pieces, known traditionally as 'men' (short for 'tablemen') but increasingly known as 'checkers' in the US in recent decades. These pieces move along twenty-four ' points' according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to move the fifteen pieces around the board and be first to ''bear off'', i.e., remove them from the board. The achievement of this while the opponent is still a long way behind results in a triple win known as a ''backgammon'', hence the name of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prime (tables)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hitting (tables)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bearing Off
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Borne Off
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Home Table
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doublet (tables)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pip (tables)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Move (tables)
The following is a glossary of terms used in tables games, essentially games played on a Backgammon-type board. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to a single game like Backgammon or Acey-deucey), but applicable to a range of tables games. A ; ace # A die roll of one. # The face of a die with one pip. (Historically, 2=''deuce'', 3=''trey'', 4=''quater'', 5=''cinc'', 6=''sice''; though these terms are now obsolete.Murray (1941), p. 59.Parlett (2018), p. 28.) ; ace point : The player's first point on the board. Also home point or one point. B ; bar : The central strip separating the left and right halves of the board, usually formed by the raised edges or rails of each half board. The raised partition of the board.Longacre (1980), pp. 129 ff. ; bear off : To remove one's men from the board in the final stages of a game. The first to do so usually wins the game; however, in Trictrac, it scores points but the game continues. Also throw off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |