Trictrac

Games of the Middle Ages, specifical ly focusing on board games popular in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Links to extant pieces of pre-17th century gaming equipment, as well as depictions of people playing games.

Trictrac was invented in France about 1500. Many modern backgammon books refer to Trictrac simply as the French name for backgammon, however real Trictrac is quite a different game.