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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The expression "free backgammon" is heard a great deal these days and people way well wonder what do we mean by free backgammon? Backgammon has been with us for thousands of years and for much of its long history it is possible to say it... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The playing of backgammon games for money is certainly not just a trend of recent years. We do not need to look too deeply into the history of backgammon to discover that backgammon gambling has been a feature of the game from the beginning.... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The popularity of backgammon gambling, in particular via online backgammon, gives rise to the question what are the attractions of backgammon gambling? It is important to understand that, contrary to what we might imagine, backgammon gambling did... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The story of the backgammon set begins in the Near East thousands of years ago. According to recent research the backgammon game was first played in the areas now occupied by modern day Iraq and Iran. The basic elements of the backgammon board game... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The backgammon game has been a favorite pastime for most of recorded human history. The fifteen checkers allotted to each player, and the backgammon board with its alternately colored triangular shaped divisions, are well known all around the world.... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The backgammon board game has been a feature of human leisure activities from the earliest times of recorded history. Although today's backgammon rules may differ from those known to the Romans and other ancient peoples, the familiar backgammon... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The magic of backgammon is a real phenomenon for the millions of players around this world who enjoy this game and have enjoy backgammon for thousands of years. Its followers range from schoolchildren enjoying a game in their lunch break, to elderly... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The long and interesting history of backgammon covers stretches back to the beginning of written records, perhaps as many as 5,000 years ago. Researchers are sure that the backgammon game first appeared in the area today occupied back Iraq or Iran.... |
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Written by Gene Marshall
 Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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The backgammon game has been around for thousands of years. Its origins are lost in the mists of time, but it seems that backgammon was played by the ancient Persians and spread through the Roman Empire and from here throughout the world. The fact... |
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Written by Malcolm Heyhoe
 Monday, 30 April 2007
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There has been more than whiff of cordite about
the way the current Flat turf season has burst into life and further fireworks
can be expected at Newmarket on Guineas weekend. Jim Bolger's unbeaten Teofilo
should fill more than the eye as he... |
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