Tabula (game) Tabula were reconstructed in the 19th century by Becq de Fouquières based upon this epigram. The game was played on a board nearly identical to a modern backgammon board with 24 points, 12 on each side. Two players had 15 pieces each, and moved them in opposing directions around the board, according to the roll of three dice. A piece resting alone in a space on the board was vulnerable to being hit. Hitting a blot, reentering a piece from the bar, and bearing off, all had the same rules as today. The only differences with modern backgammon were the
Phantom Blot a Green Phantom Blot as its symbol. An altered version of the Phantom Blot appears in the video game "Epic Mickey" as the primary antagonist, known as the "Shadow Blot," a creature made out of magical ink and thinner that creates monstrous minions known as the Blotlings. In "", it is revealed that the Shadow Blot's destruction resulted in the creation of additional Blotlings, which are exploited by the Mad Doctor in his efforts to create a new army. At one point there were apparently plans to include the classic Phantom Blot in the series in a number of different