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Backgammon is Back!: Backgammon in Art

Learn all about the centuries old, strategic game of skill and luck: Backgammon

Albert Friedrich Schröder. A Game of Backgammon.

Albert Friedrich Schröder. A Game of Backgammon.

Codex Manesse

Codex Manesse.

Frans Francken. Monkeys Playing Backgammon.

Frans Francken, Monkeys Playing Backgammon.

Giulio Rosati. The Backgammon Players.

Giulio Rosati. The Backgammon Players.

Carmina Burana. Medieval Illustration of Tabula Players from the 13th Century

Medieval illustration of tabula players from the 13th century Carmina Burana.

Theodoor Rombouts. The Backgammon Players. 1634 AD.

Theodore Rombouts, The Backgammon Players, 1634 AD.

Todas tablas from the Libro de los juegos. A Backgammon variant, circa 1283 AD.

Todas tablas from the Libro de los juegos. A Backgammon variant, circa 1283 AD.

Pietro Pavesi. The Tric-Trac Players.

The Tric-Trac Players.