Archivo de la categoría ‘Backgammon’


Aug
11th

Backgammon: A classic casino

Backgammon: A classic casino

Today I will talk a little about this backgammon is a classic casino game that has a great history, it is difficult as most of the casino games is knowing when it emerges, is estimated to have over two thousand years old .

This time they talked a bit about the dice in this game. At any time during the game a player can request to throw the dice in this way is to shake the 4 dice are thrown and then. All four dice must be thrown into the pan, then the opposite player chooses one of the dice.

Initial print run for each player chooses a dice, the player can gain the highest number who will start the game, if the outcome of the dice is equal to the players will have thrown the dice again. After the opening run of the players will have to switch the rolls of the dice and the movement of the chips.

Once you throw the dice should be kept stable to the right of the player, if the die is not fully seated not take into account the circulation and must be repeated.

Each turn is considered complete as soon as the player collects his. As you can see this is a game that requires some time to understand its secrets, but once you take the hand is very easy to master, remember that the better the player better be us.



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Jun
6th

Objective of Backgammon

After you have told the history of Backgammon, and how it was positioning itself to our times, we now discuss their dynamics, is not a good look over.

This is a racing game whose objective is to remove all the tiles from the board before your opponent. To this end chips must make a journey on board the boxes, in the sense of a clockwise and the other in the sense Otherwise, so that the paths cross each other.

Backgammon in the face two players on a board whose squares are elongated triangles divided into four quadrants, six triangles per quadrant. The board is divided longitudinally by an area called the bar.

Each player has 15 pieces of different color from your opponent, starting line located.

The player who wins the game achieves one or more points, the game continues until one player reaches or exceeds the number of points previously agreed.



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Jun
4th

The Backgammon of Today, Part 2

Interest in learning how to improve your game among the faithful of Backgammon became even stronger due to the invention for Backgammon computer (online backgammon), which not only provided an opportunity to play against a worthy opponent, but also provided an opportunity to save hours of shooting craps.

And from 1990 until today, the revolution continued at an astonishing pace with the creation of Gerald Tesauro, IBM.

Wrote software to teach himself to play Backgammon, using a neural network, which obtained a player first class in its “TD-Gammon.”

The FIBS (First Internet Backgammon Server, by its acronym in English) was created in 1993 by Andreas Schneider and uploaded to a server in sweden university free of charge. More than 100 players with an Internet connection could be found playing at all hours because the system had the ability to save games on course, play games already played and compare players by calculation averages. Frederic Dahl from Norway established the first commercial neural network software Backgammon, the so-called “Jellyfish.”
The Backgammon of Today, Part 2



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Jun
3rd

The Backgammon of Today, Part 1

In the 1920-1960 Backgammon is cree was introduced to the game in New York in 1920 by a gambler known. In this way increased the skill level of the game and its popularity, becoming a much enjoyed pastime.

It was played mainly by the upper classes in private clubs. The rules were amended in 1931 in the United States. Had a mild decline in popularity when it happened 30 years of depression and a slight resurgence in the 40s. His popularity fell again during World War II.

In 1960-1990, the game’s popularity increased again during 1960 through the efforts of Prince Alexis Obelensky, organizing and promoted tournaments, including the First Official Championship held in the Bahamas and remains to this day.

A plethora of books on Backgammon occurred after the publication of the book “Backgammon: The Action Game” of the same Obelensky. 70 are described as the glory years of the Backgammon, because they saw huge increases in their popularity, publicity, tournaments and literature related to Backgammon, including books, magazines and newspaper columns. The Backgammon of Today, Part 1



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Jun
1st

Backgammon History, Part 3

Asia is part of the history of this famous game of chance, where a game called “Narda” appeared before 800 AD in southwestern Asia and Persia. The “Narda” was played in a similar way to “Alea” and used only as a move the chips. Also known as “Nardshir” “Nardeeshir”, “Narda-shir-i” and “Takhteh Narda” which means “Battle on Wood”.

Discovered an ancient text revealed that the symbolism of the game:

1. The board represents one years
2.Each side has 12 points for every month of the year
3.The points represent 24 hours in a day
4.The 30 cards representing the days of the month
5.La sum of the opposites of the given amount and represents 7 days of the week
6.The color of the chips and the tips of the board, representing the day and night.

“T’shu-p’u” was the name of “Narda” in China even though it was invented in the west of India and China reached during the Wei dynasty (220-250 AD) and was popular during the AD 479-1000, while in Japan was called “Sugoroku”.
Backgammon History, Part 3



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May
31st

Backgammon History, Part 2

The journey through the history of Backgammon takes us to the great Rome where the Romans left evidence of a game called “The Game 12 lines of “, I used leather boards and sets of 30 sheets 15 and -15 ebony and ivory dating from 600 BC.

Believed to be an offshoot of the Egyptian game “Senat”. In the 1st century AD, this game was replaced by a variant of 2 × 12 lines instead of 3 × 12 before moving closer and closer to the current version.

The game came to England with the Roman conquest in the 1st century AD, is known as “Tabola” generic name that was given to board they played the game. This was a very popular pastime and the favorite game of the Emperor Claudius. Around 50 AD, Claudius wrote the history of the game “Tabola” which, unfortunately, failed to present day. His imperial carriage was equipped with a bed and a game of “Tabola” to play while traveling.

The “Tabola” was also the game that led to gambling addiction that flooded Rome before it was declared illegal by the Republic.
Backgammon History, Part 2



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May
30th

Backgammon History, Part 1

You’ve ever wondered emerged as Backgammon?. So to answer your question, you count this game of chance called backgammon originated in Mesopotamia in the Persian Empire, which now known as Iran, Iraq and Syria, is the oldest game from that record.

The game took place on flat surfaces, generally of wood, stones were used instead of chips and dice made from bones, wood, stone or ceramic. Boards, chips and dice Backgammon can be traced back hundreds of years, until the time of the Egyptians, Sumerians, and Persians.

Throughout history the game has been associated with the leaders and aristocracy of these ancient civilizations, as evidenced by the relics and literature in archaeological excavations made in Persia, Greece, Rome and the Far East. Board game of 3 × 10 3 × 3 × 6 and 12 were found in Egypt and is known as the “Game of 30 squares”, or “Senat”.

These artifacts were used to date from the years 3000 to 1788 BC and the rules and dice that were used are unknown. Wood were found in the royal tomb of Ur Chaldean at the center of the Sumerian kingdom and date from 2600 BC.
Backgammon History, Part 1



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