Irish
... that backgammon was derived from the esteemed 16th-century Scottish and English tables game of Irish and eventually surpassed it in popularity?
... that <a href="./Backgammon" id="mwBVU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Backgammon">backgammon</a> was derived from the esteemed 16th-century Scottish and English <a href="./Tables_game" id="mwBVY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tables game">tables game</a> of <b id="mwBVc"><a href="./Irish_(game)" id="mwBVg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Irish (game)">Irish</a></b> and eventually surpassed it in popularity?