Many peoples have played backgammon for many years as it is avery old game. Not too many people, though, know the history ofthis game but I can assure you a lot of things can be veryinteresting if you find the time to look it up. And if you are avivid player this information would probably interest you.
Backgammon is one of the oldest games know to us that is stillplayed today. Historians say that in Europe, it was first playedsomewhere in Greece but it has it's origins from the Middle Eastcountries of Kuwait and Iraq. Backgammon is almost 5000 yearsold.
In those times the territory that is now Kuwait and Iraq hasbeen populated by the Sumerians who had a very strong culture.Some of their greatest creations are the wheel and the mathsystem. They are also considered by historians the creators ofthe first written language.
The Sumerians designed the first version of the backgammon boardand also came up with the pieces used for the game. Proof ofthis invention has been found recently by some historians.
The game was then played only by royal party or nobles but nowit is for all social classes and especially for all cultures.
Both the Egyptians and the Romans played the game, but it wasn'tcalled the same in that times. They played the game in the samegeneral purpose only that the boards were different and some ofthe rules.
Several centuries ago, in some societies backgammon was banned.For example in Japan the game was considered illegal. This cannever happen today as the human rights are very important andthe game is totally harmless.
In the 1960's the popularity of backgammon had a boost. Verymany people from all over the word became interested in thisgame and started playing it.
Today because of the huge progress of electronics and computersin general we don't have to have a backgammon board to play thegame. If you have access to the Internet, then you can playbackgammon with the click of a mouse. There also are electronicbackgammon games that you can play when on the go, in your carat work or even at home when you don't have somebody to playwith.
When you play online you can play with anybody you want to andthe best thing is that you don't see your opponent. And ofcourse you gain a lot of experience that you can use whenplaying with your friends or family or when you participate incompetitions.
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