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Backgammon started as a popular board
game played predominantly in Easter European countries. It involves
only two players where pieces are strategically moved according to the
roll of dice. The first player to successfully remove all of their
pieces from the board is declared the winner. Backgammon is one of the
oldest classes of board games in the world.
Although online Backgammon has a substantial random component,
backgammon offers a scope for strategy where the majority of online
casino games mostly rely on luck. With each roll of the dice, a player
must choose from numerous options for moving the checkers and plan for
possible counter-moves by the opponent.
Similar to chess, online backgammon has been studied extensively by
computer mathematician and scientists. This research eventually led to
development of backgammon software which is capable of beating
world-class human players. |