"Backgammon Up To Date" 1931 "Bar-Point"

"Backgammon Up To Date" 1931 "Bar-Point"With Thumb Index And 27 Diagrams "Bar Point" [51] pp. Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd. 1931 7 1 2" x 5" Contents: Introduction Equipment Lay Out or Set Up of Board The Objective The Throw of the Dice The Move of the Men Bearing Off Doubling and Use of Doubling Cube or Doublock Scoring The Rules of Backgammon Rules Controlling Dice Rules Controlling Moves Automatic Doubling Doubling Initial Moves, Etc. Chouette Technique The Running Game The Blocking Game

With Thumb Index And 27 Diagrams

"Bar-Point"

[51] pp.

Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd.

1931

7 1/2" x 5"

Contents:

Introduction

Equipment

Lay-Out or Set-Up of Board

The Objective

The Throw of the Dice

The Move of the Men

Bearing Off

Doubling and Use of Doubling Cube or Doublock

Scoring

The Rules of Backgammon

Rules Controlling Dice

Rules Controlling Moves

Automatic Doubling

Doubling

Initial Moves, Etc.

Chouette

Technique

The Running Game

The Blocking Game and Shutout

The Back Game

Definition of Terms in Backgammon

It has been left to the present generation to revivify and bring back, with perhaps little alteration, the game that occupied the attention of their grandparents, and, although constantly practised by a few aware of its subtle charm even up to the present day, alas it has been forgotten by the many.

Backgammon indeed dates back much farther than a mere couple of generations. It is on record that tables similar to Backgammon have been found in the Tomb of Tutankhamen, and in fact a similar game was indulged in by the Kings of Egypt and Ur of the Chaldees.

Historians tell us the Roman Legionaries used to play “on the tables,” we imagine, much as our Tommies spent a few leisure hours playing Crown and Anchor, Housey, Housey, and similar games.

It is well known as an ancient game in Japan and India, and, as Tric Trac, has been played for centuries in most European countries. The modern Backgammon may not be the leisurely game indulged in by our forebears. Its essentials, however, remain similar. The present-day mode of existence demands a game with some zest, some real thrill — and some snap in it. In modern Backgammon we find a first-class game not only for two persons but a game in which a number can join. Backgammon provides a game both quick and fast in which one must exercise skill, judgment, alertness and foresight. Yet it is not a game which quickly palls or requires profound concentration as in Chess or even Bridge or Contract. As such it appeals to the youth of to-day.

The introduction of the doubling system and the gambling element has done a great deal to re-popularise Backgammon, and the new Chouette has made it a popular pastime which has long been looked for by Hostesses all over the country. It is no wonder that, where it is increasingly difficult to get a “four” for Bridge, Backgammon tables are always constantly filled.

*w/ pencil scribbling on a few pages*