Assertion: backgammon's rule | /r/HasProperty | identical
Facets:
value: except for opening moves
type: OTHER
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
value: to backgammon
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Tάβλη (tavli) meaning "table" or "board" in Byzantine Greek, is the oldest game with rules known to be nearly identical to backgammon; it is described in an epigram of Byzantine Emperor Zeno (AD 476–491).
text: The rules are identical, except for opening moves; 3 dice are rolled, from which 2 are chosen.
text: The rules are identical, except for opening moves; 3 dice are rolled, from which 2 are chosen.