<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">tables</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>backgammon</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tric-trac</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>tabula</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>senet</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>board games</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Games, existing in several variations globally and through history, having in common that they are all played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical points, and dice are rolled to determine the movement of pieces. Backgammon is a modern western variety of these games. ]]></note></mads>