Description

Backgammon (Persian: تخته نرد‎ Takhte-Nard,Persianpronunciation: [tæxte-nærd]) is one of the oldest boardgames fortwo players. The playing pieces are moved according to theroll ofdice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces fromtheboard before his opponent. There are many variants ofbackgammon,most of which share common traits. Backgammon is amember of thetables family, one of the oldest classes of boardgames in theworld.
Although luck is involved and factors into the outcome,strategyplays a more important role in the long run. With each rollof thedice, players must choose from numerous options for movingtheircheckers and anticipate possible counter-moves by theopponent.Players may raise the stakes during the game. There isanestablished repertoire of common tactics and occurrences.
Like chess, backgammon has been studied with great interestbycomputer scientists.