Dutch backgammon

noun

A variant of the game of backgammon in which the markers are initially brought onto the board by rolling dice and cannot be moved until all are on the board, and hitting/blotting is not permitted until a marker has been moved around to the home board.

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Meanings

nounDutch backgammon (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA variant of the game of backgammon in which the markers are initially brought onto the board by rolling dice and cannot be moved until all are on the board, and hitting/blotting is not permitted until a marker has been moved around to the home board.
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APA

Dutch backgammon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20backgammon

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“Dutch backgammon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20backgammon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch backgammon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20backgammon.

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