Editing Tables game (section)

{{Short description|Class of board game}}
{{About|the board game genre|other uses|Table game (disambiguation){{!}}Table game}}
{{Infobox game
| italic title = no
| name=| subject_name = Tables family
| image=| image_link = [[File:Bg board L.jpg|center|270px]]
| image_caption = A tables board from Damascus
| years={{circa|3rd millennium BC}} to present
| players = 2 (or more in some variants)
| setup_time = < 1 minute 
| playing_time = 5–30 minutes
| random_chance = [[Dice]]
| skills  = [[Strategy]], [[probability]]
}}
'''Tables games''' are a class of [[board game]] that includes [[backgammon]] and which are played on a '''tables board''', typically with two rows of 12 vertical markings called [[point (tables game)|points]]. Players roll dice to determine the movement of pieces. Tables games are among the oldest known [[board game]]s, and many different varieties are played throughout the world. They are called "tables" games because the boards consist of four quadrants or "tables". The vast majority are [[race games]], the tables board representing a linear race track with start and finish points, the aim being to be first to the finish line, but the characteristic features that distinguish tables games from other race games are that they are two-player games using a large number of pieces, usually fifteen per player.

Tables games should not be confused with [[Casino game#Table games|table games]] which are casino gambling games like [[roulette]] or [[blackjack]].