Backgammon is the oldest game in history. It has been known as the "little war," backgammon appeared in Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq) approximately 5 millennia ago. For all that, Egyptians referred to backgammon as "Senat," which was a similar style of the current game enjoyed right now. Centuries ago, only individuals in power, the ruling figures of royalty like Egyptian pharaohs, were able to enjoy. The game started to grow around the planet since then. Many different Backgammon versions were created in numerous countries and societies, but the general rules of those variants look like those of the antiquated form . For example, Greece took hold of the game and coined the name "bac gamen." From there, the English adopted backgammon in the 1600’s and have continued to play it ever since. Backgammon and competing ancient games were never acknowledged by most faiths. The clergy believe that the game was the tool of Satan. This led clergy to abolish and destroy the game. The blacklisting and burning did not stop folks gambling on games and having fun.

Computers afford a brand-new platform for Backgammon. When assorted video machines are sold all over the place, computer scientists in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been using Backgammon for assessing, creating and analyzing AI theories and algorithms as a result of the ease of game codes and difficulties of tactics.

With the abounding use of the world wide web, backgammon has flourished to a totally new level. A good many may not realize that net Backgammon is already installed on most of PCs running MicroSoft Windows operating systems by default under "Games" menu option. Web Backgammon hooks up thousands of gamblers all over the planet. Once you join an online game internet site, you can enjoy Backgammon against a computer, or against a real person. Gaming websites have been holding Backgammon tournaments regularly. You can enjoy the game for fun, or for cash. There are hundreds of thousands of clubs committed to web backgammon, including special game software that you can download to bet with other players. People love Backgammon for the fact that it is a snap yet in the end, depends upon a lot of alertness and skill.