Backgammon is a board game requiring two players. It is the oldest casino games known to man. In fact, historians have uncovered evidence that a version of the backgammon may have existed as early as 3,000 BC. There is also evidence that backgammon was a popular games played by the ancient Romans.
A backgammon is a game for two players, played on a board alternate in color and are grouped into four quadrants of six triangles each. A backgammon board is made up of 24 triangles, alternating in color called points. The points are arranged in four groups of 6 with each player having a inner board and an outer board, separated down the middle by the bar. In the game, the players compete with each other to be the first remove all of their backgammon pieces from the board.