Banking service chronicle Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe published this article page no 23 the board game backgammon is one of the most ancient games known to man. it is believed that early variations of the game were played in ancient egypt mesopotamia and ancient rome. since then the game has evolved changed several names and spread to different parts of the world. it is currently a popular pastime all over the us east asia europe and the middle east. in order to play backgammon all you need is a partner two dice and a special backgammon board with checkers. the backgammon board is divided into two sides with each one is the mirror reflection of the other. each side contains 12 triangles called points numbered from 1 to 24. points 1 to 6 home board or inner board<li> points 7 to 12 outer board 7 point bar point 13 point mid point at the starting position of the game each player has 2 checkers on the 24 point 3 checkers on the 8 point and 5 on the 13 and 6 point. each player moves from his home board through the outer board towards the opponent home board. the object of backgammon then is to move your checkers towards your opponent home board and remove them off the board before your opponent moves his checkers towards your home board. the speed of the progress of each move is determined by the outcome of the dice roll banking service chronicle monthly magazine.
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