backgammon

/ˈbækˌɡæmən/
noun
  1. A board game for two players in which each player moves pieces around a board according to rolls of dice, with the goal of removing all one's pieces from the board first.
    • She won the backgammon tournament at the local club.
    • Backgammon requires both luck and strategy to win.
    • They played backgammon every evening after dinner.
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