Seven-Sided Backgammon
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The original reference to seven-sided backgammon appears to be from the "Alfonso manuscript" as compiled in the 13th century.
Seven players sat around a seven-sided board (with astrological significance) and threw a seven-sided die. Interestingly, contemporary dice at the time had their pips on the faces instead of the edges of the die.
External links
- Game Report: Astronomical Tables (aka "Seven-Sided Backgammon") (http://jducoeur.org/game-hist/game-recon-astrotables.html)
- hist-games: Seven-sided backgammon (http://www.pbm.com/pipermail/hist-games/1998/000289.html)