The following letter appeared in the Times of London on 20 October 1789.
FOR THE TIMES
Mr. Editor,
When you have a corner to ſpare in your entertaining paper,be kind enough to inſert the following, by which you will much oblige
An OLD CORRESPONDENT
And an ADMIRER of BACKGAMMON.
Somerſet Place, 16th October 1789
A. has bore all his men but five, which are thuſ ſituated ;- on his duce point two, on his trois point two, and on his quatre point one. B. has on A.’s ace point two men. A. throws quatre ace ;- how is he obliged by the Laws of Backgammon to play it?