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The history of backgammon, the oldest known board game, is interesting that began almost 5,000 years in Mesopotamia. Many variants of the game have been adopted by other cultures throughout the history of backgammon. Archaeologists continue to discover many similar games in the ruins of ancient civilizations as they explore the fascinating history of backgammon.

The current name comes from a backgammon Welsh term meaning "little battle." However, the history of backgammon reflects many different names and versions. The aristocracy and the slave population in Egypt and Greece played a similar game called "Senate". The Romans changed the number of dice of two to three and called "gamen bin" or "play back." In Roman civilization, backgammon moved to Persia, where he again played with two dice in a game called Nard Takhteh "or" Battle on the wood. " During the Crusades, the Anglo-Saxon soldiers and traders have played yet another version called "tables" or "Tabula".

Throughout the history of backgammon, the Church has tried several times to ban the game, but has always failed. Cardinal Woolsey in the 16th century, ordered all boards burnt, call the game "the devil's madness." Burning advice was useless, however, since any kind of advice could be established in the earth or sand and played with small stones. Dice were often made by hand and were small enough to be easily concealed on a person or hidden in someone's house. In addition, the British were very smart and decided to hide the backgammon board as a book fold. Their innovative expertise is evident in the advice that we use today.

Edmund Hoyle, the famous writer and gamesman, documented rules and history of backgammon in the mid-1700s. The settlers of England Backgammon their homes in America, with chess and other games of the era. Although the backgammon game lost some popularity in the Victorian era, it quickly reappeared and was reinforced in the 20th century. At that time, an unknown inventor has designed the doubling cube, which offers players the opportunity to multiply their initial investment by the amount on the doubling cube. Of course, some strategy and experience is required before using the doubling cube.

Tournaments, books, magazines, and clubs are now a part of the history of backgammon. The introduction of Internet gambling has increased its popularity in an even greater extent. Backgammon is a challenging, fast-paced and fun game of skill and luck.