Backgammon is the original game in recorded history. It has been called as the "little war," backgammon appeared in Mesopotamia (now referred to as Iraq) over 5 millennia ago. In any case, Egyptians referred to backgammon as "Senat," which was a similar type of the current game enjoyed at this time. Centuries ago, just citizens in power, the prevailing figures of royalty like Egyptian kings, were allowed to enjoy. The game began to expand worldwide since then. Numerous Backgammon types were created in numerous nations and civilizations, but the fundamental codes of those variants look like those of the archaic form . For example, The Greeks grabbed a hold of the game and called it by the title "bac gamen." From there, the Anglo’s borrowed backgammon in the 1600’s and have stuck with it ever since. Backgammon and other archaic games were never acknowledged by a great many churches. The churchgoers believe that the game was the work of Beelzebub. This led clergy to blackball and destroy the game. The ban and burning had never prevent many people playing games and enjoying themselves.

Technology gives an additional arena for Backgammon. When different electronic games are for sale all over the place, computer scientists in Artificial Intelligence (AI) use Backgammon for assessing, developing and analyzing AI ideas and algorithms because of the simplicity of game principles and difficulties of techniques.

With the embracing of the world wide web, backgammon has grown to an entirely new level. Many may not realize that online Backgammon is actually loaded on most of PCs running Windows XP/Vista by default under "Games" menu option. Online Backgammon hooks up hundreds of thousands of gamblers around the globe. As soon as you signed up on a web game website, you can bet on Backgammon against a computer, or with a real gambler. Gambling websites have been holding Backgammon tournaments regularly. You will be able to participate in Backgammon for fun, or for cash. There are tens of thousands of associations dedicated to online backgammon, along with distinctive game software that you can retrieve to play opposed to other players. Individuals enjoy Backgammon for the certainty that it is simple yet in the end, needs heaps of attention and expertise.