Backgammon

a favorite game of calculation. It is played by two persons, with two boxes, and two dice upon a quadrangular table, or board, on which are figured 24 points, 01 fiéches, of two colors, placed alternately. The board is divided into four compartments, two inner and _ two outer ones, each containing six of the 24 points (alternate colors). The players are each furnished with 15 men, or counters, black and white.