The Background of Backgammon – Now and Then »

Backgammon is the original game in history. It has been called as the "wee battle," backgammon started in Mesopotamia (now referred to as Iraq) over 5000 years ago. In any case, Egyptians referred to backgammon as "Senat," which was a close type of the current game enjoyed right now. Hundreds of years ago, just people in influence,