Why You Should Start Playing BAckgammon
Backgammon is a fun, fun game, but you already know that there are a lot of equally interesting and fun games to play out there. So why play backgammon, aside from the fact that its, well,fun?
Backgammon is a game rich in history. The earliest game pieces that resembled backgammon were unearthed in Mesopotamia, and more were found in excavations in Rome, Greece, and Iran. It was a game favored by the royals, and was actually called The Royal Game of Ur in Mesopotamia.
The modern name for the game only started in England, where the word was coined from 'back' and 'gammon' which means 'to play.' It's popularity waxed and waned, until the 1990s when the Internet emerged and along it, the revived popularity of the game.
When you play backgammon you use strategy and tactics, as well as hope for a little bit of luck. Luck is a great thing when you play backgammon because you will never know if you will have a winning turn with the turn of the dice. Because of this backgammon is also considered a game that will help in keeping the mind sharp. The strategy-making keeps the mind active and reduces the risk of mental deterioration.
How exactly do you play backgammon?
First, you must have a opponent. Backgammon is played by two players using a board that contains a set of triangles called points. The board is divided into two, and each half is called the outer board and the player's home board. At the start of the game two pieces are positioned in the 24 point, 5 pieces on the 13 point, 3 on the 8 point, and 6 on the 6 point triangle. The player's pieces start from the 24 point and start moving down until he reaches point number one, after which the piece is off the board. The objective is to get all of your pieces off the board. The player who succeeds in doing so first wins the game!
Backgammon is a very popular board game and you can find different boards available anywhere. It is also a very popular board game online, one that has countless web sites dedicated to it. Players can play backgammon for fun or money, meet up with friends through chat rooms and share and exchange tips.
Playing backgammon is easy, exciting, and fun. Staying one step ahead of your opponent and getting your pieces off the board, and finally winning the game will definitely give you a new kind of high.