<?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">backgammon</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>backgammon boards</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tric-trac</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>backgammon tables</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>tables</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Board game played by two players in which counters, 15 per player, are moved on a specially-marked board or table; the object of the game is to race to a goal, with the movement of the counters being controlled by the throw of two dice. For the similar, older game of French origin, use "tric-trac." ]]></note></mads>