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Backgammon

Resources for players of the classic game Backgammon

By Erik Arneson, About.com

Backgammon has been played for about 5,000 years. Its ancestors include Senet, The Royal Game of Ur, and the Roman games Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum and Tabula.

Rules of Backgammon

Backgammon - Board Game from Elliott Avedon MuseumPhoto used with permission of The Elliott Avedon Museum & Archive of Games, University of Waterloo.
The rules of modern Backgammon took shape in the 1600s. By the 1740s, Edmond Hoyle codified the rules. Backgammon is for two players, and can be played by children ages eight and up.

How to Set Up a Backgammon Board

For casual backgammon players, it's easy to forget how to set up the board. Follow these instructions and you'll have it mastered in no time.

How To Use a Backgammon Doubling Cube

Many casual backgammon players have never used a doubling cube, but it brings a significant amount of new strategy into the game. Read on to see how you can use it, too.

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