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'''Backgammon''' was a [[board game]] at which the [[First Doctor]] was adept. In one [[13th century]] session, he won from [[Kublai Khan]]: thirty-five [[elephant]]s with ceremonial bridles, trappings, brocades and pavilions; four thousand white [[stallion]]s; twenty-five [[tiger]]s; the sacred [[tooth]] of [[Buddha]]; and the entire commerce of [[Burma]] for one year. [[Empress (Marco Polo)|Khan's wife]] disapproved of her husband's playing the game for stakes. She claimed that it aggravated his [[gout]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Assassin at Peking]]") | '''Backgammon''' was a [[board game]] at which the [[First Doctor]] was adept. In one [[13th century]] session, he won from [[Kublai Khan]]: thirty-five [[elephant]]s with ceremonial bridles, trappings, brocades and pavilions; four thousand white [[stallion]]s; twenty-five [[tiger]]s; the sacred [[tooth]] of [[Buddha]]; and the entire commerce of [[Burma]] for one year. [[Empress (Marco Polo)|Khan's wife]] disapproved of her husband's playing the game for stakes. She claimed that it aggravated his [[gout]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Assassin at Peking]]") | ||
In [[July]] [[1778]], [[Shardlow]] lost a game of backgammon to | In [[July]] [[1778]], [[Shardlow]] lost a game of backgammon to [[the Toymaker]] at the [[Hellfire Club]] and was forced to become his slave. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'') [[Lord]] [[Lucan]] also lost a game of backgammon to the Toymaker. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') | ||
[[Ashildr]] played backgammon during her time as a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Queen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | [[Ashildr]] played backgammon during her time as a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Queen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'') | ||
On one occasion when [[Donna Noble]] was beating the [[Tenth Doctor]] at backgammon, he placed the board in a [[time lock]] until Donna became bored and gave up. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Reaver (audio story)|Time Reaver]]'') | On one occasion when [[Donna Noble]] was beating the [[Tenth Doctor]] at backgammon, he placed the board in a [[time lock]] until Donna became bored and gave up. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time Reaver (audio story)|Time Reaver]]'') | ||
[[Category:Board games from the real world]] | [[Category:Board games from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Gambling]] | [[Category:Gambling]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 15 December 2023
Backgammon was a board game at which the First Doctor was adept. In one 13th century session, he won from Kublai Khan: thirty-five elephants with ceremonial bridles, trappings, brocades and pavilions; four thousand white stallions; twenty-five tigers; the sacred tooth of Buddha; and the entire commerce of Burma for one year. Khan's wife disapproved of her husband's playing the game for stakes. She claimed that it aggravated his gout. (TV: "Assassin at Peking")
In July 1778, Shardlow lost a game of backgammon to the Toymaker at the Hellfire Club and was forced to become his slave. (PROSE: The Nightmare Fair, AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair) Lord Lucan also lost a game of backgammon to the Toymaker. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)
Ashildr played backgammon during her time as a medieval Queen. (TV: The Woman Who Lived)
On one occasion when Donna Noble was beating the Tenth Doctor at backgammon, he placed the board in a time lock until Donna became bored and gave up. (AUDIO: Time Reaver)
