Jacquet is a tables game, played on the same type of board as Backgammon, that was once very popular in France and several other parts of Europe. It probably emerged around 1800, but is attested by 1827. In the 20th century it replaced the classic French backgammon the game of until Jacquet itself was superseded by Anglo-American games in the 1960s. History Jacquet emerged around 1800 to become "the benchmark for tables games in France" gradually superseding Trictrac, the game that symbolised the Ancien Régime, and ousting it almost entirely by the end of the 19th century. The oldest known rules were published in 1818 by Lepeintre. During the 19th century, confusion existed in French sources which sometimes equated Jacquet to Backgammon, but a distinctive feature was that the majority of pieces or men could not be moved until the first one, the courier, had reached the fourth quarter of the board. Other differences are that players start with all 15 men on their 24th point and then play in the same direction around the board. Jacquet continued to be played into the 20th century largely dying out by the 1960s. However, Jacquet boards are still marketed and, more recently, rule sets have been published in French board game compendia. Léchalet (1979) stated that Jacquet was still the most popular tables game in France. Principle Players move their men around the board and then wait until they are all in the last quarter to remove them off the board. The movement of the men is based on the roll of the dice. Either two men are moved, each based on the pip count of one of the two dice; or one man is moved based on the combined pip count. The special feature of Jacquet is the obligation to bring one of the men into the last quarter of the board before the rest are moved; this man is the 'courier' or 'postilion' (postillon). Once the postilion is in place, the rest may move forward. The goal of the game is to be the first player to bear all 15 of one's own men off the board. Rules Equipment Jacquet is played on a tables board of the type used for Backgammon with the exception of any storage strip, and with 15 pieces, known as men for each player, as well as two dice. Each player places fifteen men on