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Backgammon is a board game combining both skill and a twist of luck . It is one of the oldest recorded game in the history of mankind. Its roots originated thousands of years BC. The ancient Greeks played it and so did the Romans, the Persians, the Sumerians and the Egyptians. Back than, it was typically played by both aristocrats as well as the common people,
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on surfaces like wood, using stones as markers, and dice which were made from stones, pottery, wood and even bones.
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The church didn't approve of the game and unsuccessfully tried to forbid it.
A set of rules for the Backgammon game played at that time was found on some cuneiform tablet dated at about ~175BC in the royal tomb of the Ur al Chaldees.
The Backgammon rules have been modified many times in history, creating different new variations of the Backgammon game. The evolution of Backgammon went through changes that contributed to the game as being played today.
It was modernized in England in the seventeenth century and That's when it was given the name Backgammon
Today Backgammon is becoming one of the most popular games in the world.
Its most common name is Backgammon but is called other names in different cultures:
Turkish - tavla,
Greek - tavli,
Arabic -tawla,
French - tric trac,
Hebrew - shesh- besh
Backgammon's Modern game of today
Backgammon enjoyed a huge rejuvenation in the 1970s, but it was only after two decades, at the early 1990's that it took a fascinating turn, from being a popular "face to face" game at a middle east and European sunny beaches and market places, to the new "Internet Gathering Place" on-line.
As the Internet usage and population grow, and with an enormous growing numbers of online players so did the Backgammon online community has grown through the years, making it one the most successful online games ever.
Playing backgammon online is easy and fun, and it lets you make new friends from different countries and cultures - all sharing the same love to play Backgammon online.
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