Backgammon could stake a good case for being our oldest known board game with a history going back at least five thousand years. The simplicity of the game and hence the ease in which the backgammon rules can be learned, is a key factor in the game’s continual popularity. Although...
If we could travel back in history through our time machine, to view the earliest origins of the backgammon board game some five thousand years ago, we might well find ourselves on the edge of a mud-brick village by the might river Euphrates. Under the shade of a palm tree, two men sit...
The backgammon set with its wooden board and round counters, the dice and the cup to throw them, is familiar to a huge section of the world’s inhabitants. Perhaps there are areas of remote Papua New Guinea where the game has not yet penetrated, but for most of the people reading...
The backgammon board game brings together the elements of strategy and fortune in a winning combination. Success in mastering backgammon is not, as some people may mistakenly believe, largely dependent on the random outcome of a throw of the dice. Although in theory someone can play...
If you're new to the game of Acey-deucy, the following rules should help get you started playing this simple and fun version of backgammon. If you're a backgammon enthusiast, you can check out Acey Deucey and start improving your skills before you take on real live opponents.