What is "tables"

backgammon \back"gam`mon\, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan. bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are often set back.] A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a ``board'' marked off into twenty-four spaces called ``points''. Each player has fifteen pieces, or ``men'', the movements of which from point to point are determined by throwing dice. Formerly called tables.

backgammon board, a board for playing backgammon, often made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together, each tray containing two ``tables''.

n. 1 (plural of table English) 2 (context plural only English) backgammon. 3 (context plural only backgammon English) The halves or quarters of a backgammon board. 4 (context plural only English) Any backgammon-like board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points". vb. (en-third-person singular of: table)

Tables is a general name given to a class of board games similar to backgammon, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points". Players roll dice to determine the movement of pieces. Tables games are among the oldest known board games, and many variants are played throughout the world.