backgammon

noun
/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/

Etymology

Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”).

  1. derived from gamen
  2. derived from gamen

Definitions

  1. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular…

    A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

    • "I have borrowed Mrs. Palmer's backgammon-board," said Isabella, whose notion of an elderly gentleman's amusements of an evening was derived from what she had seen Mr. Palmer do.
  2. A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more…

    A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.

  3. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s…

    To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at backgammon. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at backgammon. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at backgammon

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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