Playing Backgammon
If you love board games, you might have tried playing backgammon some time in your life. Backgammon is a board game for two players in which pieces are moved based on the roll of dice. It has 5 variations: the acey deucey, narde, tabula, tavla and hyper-backgammon. To win, you have to be the first to remove all of your opponent’s pices from the board. The game requires skill and practice. The outcome of the game is highly based on your strategy. Like in most board games, your advantage usually depends on the first few moves you make.
With recent technologies, you can now also play backgammon online. http://www.gammonish.com is the perhaps the most complete backgammon resource in the internet. They have everything you need to get hooked into this game - from the history, backgammon rules, strategies, software and glossary. Backgammon is also available in some casinos.
Among the most popular American backgammon players are: Billy Eisenberg, Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel, and Alan Rosenberg. Billy Eisenberg won the world backgammon title in 1974 and was inducted into the American Bridge League Hall of Fame in 1998.
Though Gammonish is a name related to backgammon, they also sponsor other sports. Gammonish is the sponsor of undefeated boxer Roman Greenberg who will fight against Damon reed at the South Town Exhibition Center in Sandy, Salt Lake City, Utah on August 18.