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'''Backgammon''' is one of the oldest [[Board game|board games]] known.

== Description ==

It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before their opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games in the world.

Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (from rolling dice). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, over a series of many games, the better player will accumulate the better record, somewhat like poker. Thus, records of matches between players are good indicators of relative skill. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent.

In variants that originate from early 20th century New York, players may raise the stakes during the game.

There is an established repertoire of common tactics and occurrences.

Like [[chess]], backgammon has been studied with great interest by [[Computer scietist|computer scientists]]. Owing to this research, backgammon software has been developed that is capable of beating world-class human players (see [[TD-Gammon]] for an example).

== See also ==

* [[Backgammon notation]]
* [[Tables (board game)]]
* [[Table games]]
* [[TD-Gammon]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backgammon Backgammon] @ Wikipedia

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 There is an established repertoire of common tactics and occurrences.
-Like [[chess]], backgammon has been studied with great interest by [[Computer scietist|computer scientists]]. Owing to this research, backgammon software has been developed that is capable of beating world-class human players (see [[TD-Gammon]] for an example).
+Like [[chess]], backgammon has been studied with great interest in [[Computer science]]. Owing to this research, backgammon software has been developed that is capable of beating world-class human players (see [[TD-Gammon]] for an example).
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-It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before their opponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classes of board games in the world.
+It is a two player game where [[Game piece|playing pieces]] are moved according to the roll of [[dice]], and a player wins by removing all of his pieces from the board before their opponent.
 Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (from rolling dice). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, over a series of many games, the better player will accumulate the better record, somewhat like poker. Thus, records of matches between players are good indicators of relative skill. With each roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for moving their checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent.
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 * [[Backgammon notation]]
 * [[Tables (board game)]]
 * [[Table games]]