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Backgammon is the oldest known game in history. It has been called as the "wee battle," backgammon appeared in Mesopotamia (now called Iraq) about 5000 years ago. For all that, Egyptians called backgammon "Senat," which is a similar form of the current game played right now. Centuries ago, just men and women of power, the ruling figures of royalty like Egyptian pharaohs, were allowed to play. The game began to expand worldwide since then. Numerous Backgammon versions have been developed in various countries and cultures, but the basic regulations of those variations are similar to those of the ancient form . For instance, The Greeks grabbed a hold of the game and called it by the name "bac gamen." From there, the Anglo’s adopted backgammon in the 1600’s and have remained with it ever since. Backgammon and competing old games weren’t ever accepted by a lot of clergy. The churchgoers felt that the game was the tool of Beelzebub. This led clergy to ban and destroy the game. The ban and burning did not stop folks wagering on games and having fun.

Computers make available a new platform for Backgammon. When different video games are for sale all over the place, computer scientists in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been using Backgammon for researching, developing and testing AI ideas and formulas as a consequence of the ease of game codes and difficulties of tactics.

With the wide use of the net, backgammon has flourished to an entirely new level. A lot might not know that net Backgammon is almost certainly installed on most of computers running Windows XP/Vista by default in "Games" program group. Online Backgammon hooks up thousands of players all over the world. Once you signed up on an online game website, you can bet on Backgammon against a computer, or against a bona fide gambler. Gaming websites have been hosting Backgammon tournaments frequently. You can enjoy it for excitement, or for money. There are hundreds of thousands of associations devoted to internet backgammon, as well as certain software that you can download to gamble against other players. Individuals love Backgammon for the fact that it is simple but still depends upon heaps of attention and skill.