Trictrac

Trictrac

Genres	Board game Dice game
Players	2
Movement	contrary
Playing time	approx. 1 hour
Chance	Medium (dice rolling)
Age range	10+
Skills	Strategy, tactics, counting, probability
Related games: Backgammon  • Jacquet  • English Ticktack

Trictrac (also tric trac or tric-trac) is a French board game of skill and chance for two players that is played with dice on a game board similar, but not identical, to that of backgammon. It was "the classic tables game" of France in the way that backgammon is in the English-speaking world.^[1]

Trictrac's gaming interest lies in its multiple combinations, the importance of decision-making and its comprehensive rules which have been well documented and remained stable since the early 17th century. It requires constant attention from the players whether or not it is their turn. Its vocabulary, which is very rich,^[2] frequently occurs in French literature.

The object of the game is not to get out the men as quickly as possible as in jacquet or backgammon, but to score as many points as possible. The game usually ends before all the men have been borne off.