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July, 2009

The Essential Basics of Backgammon Game Plans – »

Posted July 31st, 2009 by Krista in category Backgammon

The goal of a Backgammon game is to shift your checkers around the Backgammon board and pull those pieces off the game board faster than your opponent who works just as hard to do the same buthowever they move in the opposing direction. Winning a round of Backgammon requires both tactics and good luck. How far you can move your checkers is left to

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The Background of Backgammon – Today and Before »

Posted July 30th, 2009 by Krista in category Backgammon

Backgammon is the oldest game in recorded history. It has been called as the "little war," backgammon began in Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq) about 5 millennia ago. In any case, Egyptians called backgammon "Senat," which is a close form of the current game enjoyed at this time. Hundreds of years ago, just men and women in power,

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