Backgammon
Backgammon *** Relevant Background: " Backgammon is one of the oldest known board games . Its history can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archaeological discoveries in Mesopotamia . I t is a two-player game where each player has fifteen pieces ( checkers or men ) that move between twenty-four triangles ( points ) according to the roll of two dice . The objective of the game is to be first to bear off , i.e. move all fifteen checkers off the board. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games .... Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (from rolling dice ). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, the better player will accumulate the better record over a series of many games. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent . The opt...