Description
CHALLENGE: : Each player has 15 pieces that move along 24 triangles (points), throwing 2 dice.
Be the first to remove all the pieces from the board, while trying to block the opponent and avoid his actions of hindrance.
Legendary Eastern strategic game.
The history of the game is around 5600 years, and despite all the history behind it, Backgammon is still played in its original form.
According to the majority of scholars, the game originated in ancient Mesopotamia (today’s Iran and Iraq), but perhaps in Persia and a variant was found in ancient Egypt: no plates were found dating back to 1500 BC in the tomb of Tutankhamen as well as frescoes depicting similar tables.
Wooden pieces.
Open field dimensions: 23 x 23 x 2.5 cm / 9 x 9 x 1 inches.
Closed Goban dimensions: 11.5 x 23 x 5 cm / 4.5 x 9 x 2 inches.