Which preposition to use with backgammon
He sometimes played backgammon with his mother, or took dinner with Dr. Portman or some other neighbour; these were the chief of his pleasures; or he would listen to his mother's simple music of summer evenings.
THORNE, HAROLD. Backgammon in 20 minutes.
On singing nights the room grew hot, and the steam stood so thick on the glass inside that one could not see in; but at other times, when there was no company, I have peeped through the red curtains and watched Elzevir Block and Ratsey playing backgammon at the trestle-table by the fire.
Dr. Dry and myself played at backgammon for a brace of snipes.
I am up to them all, from backgammon to a cotillon,not but what I prefer the cotillon for my own taste.