<?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 tables</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>backgammon</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>tric-trac tables</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>gaming tables</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>backgammon table</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tables, backgammon</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gaming tables with tops marked as boards for playing backgammon. They may be similar to French "tric-trac tables," because the games are similar. Tric-trac was popular in France and elsewhere from 16th through 19th centuries. Both games could be played on either table. Backgammon tables tend to be of more recent origin. ]]></note></mads>