Backgammon was an ancient Earth board game familiar to Humans in the 23rd century.
History and specifics[]
In 2268, Bill Hadley and Ignacio Sanchez decided to play backgammon one evening in a recreation room aboard the USS Enterprise, rather than table tennis or bowling. They invited Leonard McCoy to join them. (TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows)
In 2273, the upper area of the recreation deck aboard the refit USS Enterprise contained small rooms for playing non-electronic games such as backgammon, cards, three-dimensional chess, and checkers. (TOS reference: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise)
In the 2280s, Commander Mira Romaine enjoyed playing backgammon. (FASA RPG module: Old Soldiers Never Die)
In 2281, personnel in the officer's lounge at Starfleet Headquarters had been playing backgammon and cards just before a Romulan molecular weapon in the Exo-Science lab activated and killed everyone in the building. (TOS novel: The Pandora Principle)
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References[]
- TOS reference: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise
- FASA RPG module: Old Soldiers Never Die
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Core Game Book
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Core Game Book
- TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows
External links[]
- Backgammon article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Backgammon article at the Board Game Geek website.