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Backgammon is a board game that has been played for centuries. Backgammon is a popular board game that is played by millions of people all across the world and is known by many different names in different parts of the world. Backgammon tavla is nothing but the Turkish name for backgammon. It is very much like western backgammon but for a few differences. It is also available online and can be played for free.

If you want to play backgammon online all you have to do is find one of the popular search engines, type in backgammon tavla and you will find a list of websites that offer you free backgammon tavla. You can log into anyone of these numerous websites and also meet other lovers of backgammon tavla. The good thing with this is you can play with people who have the same passion as you. Many of the people who come online and play backgammon tavla are seasoned professionals. This helps you to learn a lot of new strategy and gain a new insight into the world of backgammon.

The main differences between backgammon and backgammon tavla are that the winner of the opening roll has to reroll for his first turn. In backgammon there is also no "hit and run" in the players home board. The most outstanding differences is that there is no doubling cube and also the winner scores only one point for a normal win and two points for a gammon. There is no backgammon. These are the major differences between backgammon and backgammon variations! So now that you know what it is all about – why don't you go and give it a shot! 

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In fact, the oldest traces of backgammon go back to the roman "tabula" game ("tabula" meaning "table").

Reperts of Tabulas were found in dozens in Roman archeological sites. It was not shaped as the one we use today (two mirrored parts). Instead, it consisted of a simple straight, linear path divided in segments, where the pieces proceeded in opposite directions. There are many references in literature that suggest that the rules of the game that the romans played were almost identical to those the modern BG, with the only exception that they entered the board from the beginning (exactly like you do if you play the modern Nackgammon).

Like we do today, a move was final and couldn't be changed only when you took the dice from the board. This is exactly what Julius Ceasar was referring to when he said "alea iacta est" (i.e. "the dice is taken") while crossing the Rubicone river: in fact, by crossing that border, he was opening an open conflict with the Roman Senate, after having discussed from a distance in the previous months, and closing in with his troops to the limit he would not be allowed to cross in arms. His historic sentence, pronounced when he decided to violate the law and enter Italy in arms, was meant to say "done with the talking: the decision is taken".

Tabula then survived in eastern provinces of the empire (modern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Greece) while being forgotten in the west. Thus, more recently, it was made popular from middle-east cultures and spread to Germany, Great Britain and the States.

Quote from: MagoWiz on December 11, 2007, 11:16:32 AM
In fact, the oldest traces of backgammon go back to the roman "tabula" game ("tabula" meaning "table").

Reperts of Tabulas were found in dozens in Roman archeological sites. It was not shaped as the one we use today (two mirrored parts). Instead, it consisted of a simple straight, linear path divided in segments, where the pieces proceeded in opposite directions. There are many references in literature that suggest that the rules of the game that the romans played were almost identical to those the modern BG, with the only exception that they entered the board from the beginning (exactly like you do if you play the modern Nackgammon).

Like we do today, a move was final and couldn't be changed only when you took the dice from the board. This is exactly what Julius Ceasar was referring to when he said "alea iacta est" (i.e. "the dice is taken") while crossing the Rubicone river: in fact, by crossing that border, he was opening an open conflict with the Roman Senate, after having discussed from a distance in the previous months, and closing in with his troops to the limit he would not be allowed to cross in arms. His historic sentence, pronounced when he decided to violate the law and enter Italy in arms, was meant to say "done with the talking: the decision is taken".

Tabula then survived in eastern provinces of the empire (modern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Greece) while being forgotten in the west. Thus, more recently, it was made popular from middle-east cultures and spread to Germany, Great Britain and the States.

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