Backgammon

backgammon classic abstract strategy game date thousand year player set quotmenquot move starting position board dice throw turn player decide man base outcome roll player capture man force capture man restart journey board winner player man board recent addition game quotdouble cubequot allow player stake game play money game rely dice determine movement large degree strategy decide effective move give dice roll measure risk term possible roll opponent getbackgammon game mention write history go year sumerian ancient mesopotamia s archaeologist unearth board cemetery ancient town ur location piece dice find board board ancient egypt recover tomb tutankhamun include mechanical dice box doubt intend stop cheatersthe name game persia takhteh nard mean quotbattle woodquot egypt tau ancestor senat rome ludus duodecim scriptorum quotgame marksquot later tabula quottablequot sixth century alea quotdicequot ancient china tshupu later japan sugoroko english derive quotbac gamenquot mean quotback gamequot refer reentry take stone boardit enjoy upper class call quotthe aristocratic gamequot roman emperor claudius know fan set build coach play travel world travel editionthe rule english standardize edmond hoyle remain popular american innovation s