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Online Backgammon Rules
online backgammon is a game for two players, played on a board consisting
of twenty-four narrow triangles called points. The triangles alternate in
color and are grouped into four quadrants of six triangles each. The quadrants
are referred to as a player's home board and outer board, and the
opponent's home board and outer board. The home and outer boards are separated
from each other by a ridge down the center of the board called the bar.
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Figure 1. A board
with the checkers in their initial position.
An alternate arrangement is the reverse of the one shown here, with the home
board on the left and the outer board on the right. |
The points are numbered for either player starting in that player's
home board. The outermost point is the twenty-four point, which is also the
opponent's one point. Each player has fifteen checkers of his own color.
Backgammon Rules The initial arrangement of checkers is: two on each player's
twenty-four point, five on each player's thirteen point, three on each player's
eight point, and five on each player's six point.
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Backgammon History
Backgammon is the oldest known recorded game. Traditionally, it was believed
to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia, (present-day Iraq), also see Royal
Game of Ur. In English, the word backgammon is believed to be derived from
"back" plus the Middle English word "gamen" (game).
Tabula was a form of backgammon played by the ancient Romans. It was called
tabula, which means 'table' or 'board', since it was played on a special board.
Tabula bears some similarity to Egyptian Senet, which dates back to at least
3000 BC.
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