backgammon

Summary

backgammon is a board game^[1]. backgammon ranks in the top 0.49% of board_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,120 views/month, #3 of 611).^[2]

Key Facts

• backgammon's instance of is recorded as board game^[3].
• backgammon's instance of is recorded as dice game^[4].
• backgammon's instance of is recorded as social game^[5].
• backgammon's instance of is recorded as hobby^[6].
• backgammon is a type of mind sport^[7].
• backgammon is used for entertainment^[8].
• backgammon is used for sport^[9].
• backgammon is used for competition^[10].
• backgammon's Commons category is recorded as Backgammon^[11].
• backgammon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Backgammon^[12].
• backgammon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• backgammon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• backgammon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• backgammon's partially coincident with is recorded as Tavli^[16].
• backgammon's partially coincident with is recorded as Tric Trac^[17].
• backgammon's minimum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[18].
• backgammon's maximum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[19].
• backgammon's minimum age is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24564698', 'amount': '+5'}^[20].
• backgammon's practiced by is recorded as backgammon player^[21].
• backgammon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[22].
• backgammon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• backgammon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for backgammon include GNUbg^[25], a video game^[26], founded in 1997^[27].

Why It Matters

backgammon ranks in the top 0.49% of board_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,120 views/month, #3 of 611).^[2] backgammon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] backgammon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

backgammon has been cited as an influence by Cedric Maxwell^[30], a basketball player^[31], b. 1955^[32], of United States^[33], awarded the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame^[34].

Entities named for backgammon include GNUbg^[25], a video game^[26], founded in 1997^[27].

FAQs

Who did backgammon influence?

backgammon has been cited as an influence by Cedric Maxwell^[30].