a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
source: WordNet 3.0
A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points". Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.
source: Webster 1913
verb
In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table".
