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"Backgammon" in other languages

Posted By: Rod
Date: Monday, 29 July 2013, at 12:16 a.m.

In Response To: "Backgammon" in other languages (Stick)

Not correct. Shesh-besh is Hebrew for backgammon. And portos is the variant that is backgammon in Greek. While these typically do not utilize the cube and only have single and doubles (gammons), this would be almost identical to our backgammon before the cube was introduced.

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• "Backgammon" in other languages
  leobueno -- Saturday, 27 July 2013, at 2:30 p.m.
  • "Backgammon" in other languages
    onur alan -- Sunday, 28 July 2013, at 2:20 p.m.
    • "Backgammon" in other languages
      Frank Berger -- Sunday, 28 July 2013, at 9:29 p.m.
      • "Backgammon" in other languages
        Stick -- Sunday, 28 July 2013, at 11:29 p.m.
        • "Backgammon" in other languages
          Rod -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 12:16 a.m.
          • "Backgammon" in other languages
            Stick -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 1:34 a.m.
            • "Backgammon" in other languages
              Rod -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 2:24 a.m.
              • "Backgammon" in other languages
                Stick -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 3:14 a.m.
                • "Backgammon" in other languages
                  David Presser -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 3:39 a.m.
                  • "Backgammon" in other languages
                    Rick Janowski -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 4:20 p.m.
          • "Backgammon" in other languages
            smcrtorchs -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 9:06 a.m.
            • "Backgammon" in other languages
              Rod -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 1:01 p.m.
              • "Backgammon" in other languages
                Smcrtorchs -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 3:10 p.m.
  • The subjective answer.... Maybe
    Rod -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 1:20 p.m.
    • The subjective answer.... Maybe
      Rick Janowski -- Monday, 29 July 2013, at 3:58 p.m.