Race game

Japanese: race game(英語表記)racegame
Race game

…A board game played by two players. Games researchers call a game of this type a race game, in which the player moves his piece on the board according to the number on the dice, and the player who reaches the destination before his opponent wins. Backgammon (often translated as "sugoroku") is a typical race game and is the direct descendant of the oldest race game. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "race game" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2人で行う盤上ゲーム。競技者がダイス(さいころ)の目によって盤上の駒を進め,相手より先に目的地に達した方が勝ちというタイプのゲームを,ゲーム研究家はレース・ゲームrace gameと名づけている。バックギャモン(西洋すごろくと訳されることが多い)は,典型的なレース・ゲームであるとともに,最古のレース・ゲームの直系である。…

※「race game」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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