Acey-deucey

Not to be confused with Acey Deucey (card game).
Acey-deucey of the first quarter of the twentieth century. This colorful acey-deucey board was printed on canvas and incorporates a seahorse, mermaid, compass rose, U.S. Navy Officer Rank Insignias and U.S. Navy Enlisted Rating Badges.

Acey-deucey is a table game, a family of board games that includes backgammon. Since World War I, it has been a favorite game of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Merchant Marine.[1] Some evidence shows that it was played in the early 1900s aboard U.S. Navy ships. The game is believed to be rooted in the Middle East, Greece, or Turkey, where there were variants in which the game started with pieces of the board.[2]

Compared to standard backgammon, acey-deucey is more like a race than a strategy game.[3] It features a differing starting position, opening play, and rules for the endgame. There is no doubling cube.[1] Because pieces may be retained in one's opponent's home board, the game offers substantial opportunities for backgame play.

  1. ^ a b "Backgammon Variants: American acey-deucey". Backgammon Galore!. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  2. ^ "American acey-deucey". Play65.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference winningbackgammon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).