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| acey-deucy |
a form of backgammon that assigns a special value to a throw of a one or a two. |
| board game |
any game, such as chess or backgammon, in which pieces are moved on a specially marked board. |
| gammon1 |
a win in backgammon in which the loser has not managed to remove any pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| pachisi |
a board game played in India that is similar to backgammon, but in which cowrie shells rather than dice determine the moves. [1/2 definitions] |
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