Goose Game

Japanese: ガチョウゲーム - がちょうげーむ
Goose Game

Backgammon is still the most commonly played board game in Europe and the Middle East. The "goose game", which is the same as the Japanese picture sugoroku, became popular in Italy from the 16th century onwards, and in England from the 17th century onwards. Sugoroku was introduced to Japan a long time ago, and was already banned in 689 (the 3rd year of the reign of Jitō).

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Goose Game" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…バックギャモンは,現在でもヨーロッパから中近東にかけて最もよく行われている盤上ゲームである。なお,16世紀以後イタリアで,17世紀以後イギリスを中心に,日本の絵すごろくと同じ〈ガチョウゲームgoose game〉が流行した。 すごろくの日本への伝来は非常に古く,すでに689年(持統3)に〈雙六禁断〉の禁令が出されている。…

※「ガチョウゲーム」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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