Backgammon is one of the oldest board games, appearing in France during the 11th century. People then began to use backgammon as a means to gamble which lead King Louis IX to ban his court officials and subjects from playing backgammon. Games similar to backgammon were played among the ancient Egyptians as well as the ancient Romans.
Today backgammon is a common game in the casinos as well as a family board game that children as young as 5 can play. My dad taught me to play backgammon when I was a kid, I remember much he enjoyed taking out his backgammon set and teaching my sister, brother and I how to play. I don’t think he has the backgammon game anymore since I have not seen him play it in a long time.
You no longer need a backgammon set to play backgammon games or even a playing partner because now backgammon has evolved to online backgammon that people of all levels of expertise can enjoy playing.
One popular website to play online backgammon is 1on1backgammon.com they allow you to play with other people online who are at your own skill level and they also have tools to help you improve your backgammon skills. Some people use this site to help them prepare for backgammon tournaments!
