An edition of A short treatise on the game of back-gammon (1743)

A short treatise on the game of back-gammon

containing a table of the thirty-six chances with directions how to find out the odds of being hit upon single or double dice, rules whereby a beginner may, with due attention to them, attain to playing it well, the several stages for carrying your men home in order to lose no point, how to find out who is forwardest to win a hit, cases stated for back-games with directions how to play for one, cases stated how to know when you may have the better of saving a gammon by running, variety of cases of curiosity and instruction, the laws of the game

by Edmond Hoyle

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An edition of A short treatise on the game of back-gammon (1743)

A short treatise on the game of back-gammon

containing a table of the thirty-six chances with directions how to find out the odds of being hit upon single or double dice, rules whereby a beginner may, with due attention to them, attain to playing it well, the several stages for carrying your men home in order to lose no point, how to find out who is forwardest to win a hit, cases stated for back-games with directions how to play for one, cases stated how to know when you may have the better of saving a gammon by running, variety of cases of curiosity and instruction, the laws of the game

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1 A short treatise on the game of back-gammon: Containing a table of the thirty-six chances, ... By Edmond Hoyle, ... 1745, printed for T. Osborne; J. Hildyard, York; M. Bryson, Newcastle; and J. Leake, Bath Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library
2 A short treatise on the game of back-gammon: containing a table of the thirty-six chances with directions how to find out the odds of being hit upon single or double dice, rules whereby a beginner may, with due attention to them, attain to playing it well, the several stages for carrying your men home in order to lose no point, how to find out who is forwardest to win a hit, cases stated for back-games with directions how to play for one, cases stated how to know when you may have the better of saving a gammon by running, variety of cases of curiosity and instruction, the laws of the game 1745, Printed for T. Osborne ... J. Hildyard ... M. Bryson ... and J. Leake in English	aaaa Not in Library
3 A short treatise on the game of back-gammon: ... By Edmond Hoyle, gent. 1743, printed for F. Cogan Microform in English	zzzz Not in Library

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Edition Notes

Signatures: [A]1 B-F⁶ [G]1.
Includes index.
With: Hoyle, Edmond. A short treatise on the game of whist. London : Printed for T. Osborne ... J. Hildyard ... M. Bryson ... and J. Leake, 1747. Bound together subsequent to publication.
Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna M. McManus and Morris N. and Chesley V. Young, Oct. 12, 1955.

Published in: London

Classifications

Library of Congress: GV1277 .H89 1747, GV1469.B2 .H89 1747, GV1469.B2

The Physical Object

Pagination: [2], 61, [1] p. ;
Number of pages: 61

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL1452641M
LCCN: 93105535

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A short treatise on the game of back-gammon

by Edmond Hoyle