 Gammon appeared in the East. Reliably playing backgammon unknown origin.
The ancient board game of backgammon found in Asia Minor, its age was estimated at 5000 years.
Reported that board games in backgammon was found in the tomb of Tutankhamen.
In those days, playing backgammon activity was higher nobility East. Based in backgammon parties attach great meaning. According to legend, depending on the outcome of the party, even the rulers can decide, whether to declare war or not.
The device boards to play backgammon is not a coincidence and has a connection with a score of time. Twelve points on each side symbolize 12 months, four of the board - the seasons, 24 as paragraph 24 hours a day, 30 draughts - the number of days a month, and their roundabout symbolized the movement of stars in the sky. The amount of points to seven cubic equals, and that number has been and is very magical in human life - seven days of the week, seven notes, seven wonders of the world, seven chakras, etc.
In Europe backgammon game came in the Middle Ages, together with the crusaders, but as a sport defined in the United States since the invention of the cube giving in 1920.
Gammon - is 50% luck and 50% skill. In this game, even a beginner can win the championship if cubes vypadut well, but he has virtually no chance of the match from several parties.
Now in the west of Internet-distributed backgammon The Leap and has already held tournaments with prize money up to a million dollars. Since January 25, 2007 winner of this tournament, held Partygammon took $ 600,400, and he qualified chereh Internet.
In 15 series 3 season series' Lost 'Kate, while under guard, is playing in backgammon with itself.
Many famous people play backgammon. And chief among them - the second president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. During his visit to Dushanbe in spring 2003 in position 201 - a division Putin played backgammon with a soldier. Play backgammon in Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, Iosif Kobzon, Zurab Tsereteli.
Earlier in Russia were considered normal backgammon board games, but from July 30, 2003, they have gained recognition at the state level and become a legitimate sport, created numerous federation, which promote backgammon in the regions.
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