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Opening 43, Historical references

Posted By: David Levy
Date: Monday, 29 July 2019, at 11:01 a.m.

In Response To: Opening 43, Historical references (Nack Ballard)

Hoyle first published his backgammon treatise in 1743 (not 1745). Gammons were recognized. His "safe" plays were when playing for a "hit", his term for a single game. The bolder plays were aiming for gammons.

I believe the earliest version available in Google Books is a 1748 edition of Hoyle's Games. Backgammon is the final section. https://books.google.com/books?id=QuJYAAAAYAAJ

Messages In This Thread

• Opening 43, Historical references
  Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 28 July 2019, at 1:57 a.m.
  • Opening 43, Historical references
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 29 July 2019, at 1:57 a.m.
    • Opening 43, Historical references
      Nack Ballard -- Monday, 29 July 2019, at 5:30 a.m.
      • Opening 43, Historical references
        David Levy -- Monday, 29 July 2019, at 11:01 a.m.