backgammon

1. (countable, uncountable)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.

   Backgammon

   на́рдыnárdy, триктра́кtriktrák

   на́рдиnárdy

   a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

2. (countable, uncountable)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.

1. I haven't played backgammon in ages.

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2. I'm not very good at backgammon.

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3. Let's either play backgammon or chess.

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4. Let's play either backgammon or chess.

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5. Tom and Mary are playing backgammon.

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