Trictrac

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AKA

Variant of Tables

One of the major French variants of Tables. Its further variant, Le Grand Trictrac, is still played today.

The exact relationship between French Trictrac and English Ticktack isn't entirely clear to me yet, but they are clearly cousins. The main difference seems to be that in Trictrac you score points for certain moves, whereas I think that in Ticktack you win the game.

Variants

Reconstructions and Other Discussions

Le Jeu de Trictrac (Reconstruction) -- A substantial page in French, focused on Trictrac. (more)
Backgammon Galore on Trictrac (Reconstruction) -- (more)
Academie Universelle des Jeux (1718) (Facsimile) -- An out-of-period but still very interesting edition of one of the earliest serious encyclopedias of games. (French) (more)
David Levy's Trictrac Homepage (Reconstruction) -- Via the Wayback Machine. (more)
The Reasoned Dictionary of Trictrac (Reconstruction) -- A big site, mostly arranged as an enormous dictionary of terms and concepts of Trictrac. Theoretically in both English and French, but in practice the English support is quite weak. Includes an Initiatory Course in Trictrac. (more)

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