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Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that is, to move all fifteen checkers off the board. The oldest recorded game in history, backgammon traces its roots to the ancient Mesopotamian game tabula, which appears in an epigram of Byzantine Emperor Zeno (476–481 A.D.). Further archaeological excavations have placed the possible date of origin of backgammon to 3000 B.C.
Though the gameplay is quite basic—each player is trying to move his checkers to his home board and then bear them off before his opponent is able to do so—backgammon incorporates strategy insofar as with each dice roll, the player must choose between multiple options for movement of the checkers. Furthermore, the doubling cube, which raises the stakes of the present game when a match consists of multiple games, and rules like the Crawford Rule and the Jacoby Rule, introduce more strategic intricacies. Experts have also developed a nomenclature to define commonly used general strategies for play such as the running game and the backgame.
As with chess, backgammon has been significantly interfaced with computer technology. By 1979, Hans Berliner's BKG 9.8 program had defeated a world champion backgammon player, and since then neural network and other approaches have improved the playing quality of the virtual backgammon opponent.
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WBA will stage 2 stops of the inaugural season of the World Backgammon Tour (WBGT) 2010. Stops: Denmark... http://bit.ly/4YSf6Q
ChivaTafazzoli (Chiva Tafazzoli) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:15:55 -0000
WBA will stage 2 stops of the inaugural season of the World Backgammon Tour (WBGT) 2010. Stops: Denmark... http://bit.ly/4YSf6Q
New Mosaic Wood Crafted Backgammon Board Game Case Set http://bit.ly/74bSPk
backgammon_gal (Alice Fry) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:59:56 -0000
New Mosaic Wood Crafted Backgammon Board Game Case Set http://bit.ly/74bSPk
@Auryanna played some epic games of Backgammon, now enjoying the quiet. You?
specieszero (Alex Gaiger) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:00:44 -0000
@Auryanna played some epic games of Backgammon, now enjoying the quiet. You?
@piwarc Besucherin Doris eröffnet, sie suche dringend ein Backgammon-Spiel. Fragst du mal Bozena, ob sie eine Idee hat (Kornmarkt-Center?)?
Congo_Randy (Randolph Braumann) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:44:59 -0000
@piwarc Besucherin Doris eröffnet, sie suche dringend ein Backgammon-Spiel. Fragst du mal Bozena, ob sie eine Idee hat (Kornmarkt-Center?)?
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Common_Interview_Questions I love classical music, collecting butterflies, cycling and backgammon.
tamimilesixg (Tami Miles) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:40:00 -0000
http://www.hubpages.com/hub/Common_Interview_Questions I love classical music, collecting butterflies, cycling and backgammon.
just finished playn backgammon with my luv . he brushed my hair and braided it now just waitn 4 my back rub
MIZ_NATIVE_GURL (Krystina Felix) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:14:26 -0000
just finished playn backgammon with my luv . he brushed my hair and braided it now just waitn 4 my back rub
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