BGonline.org Forums

History of Backgammon - the game as we know it

Posted By: DaveT
Date: Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:35 p.m.

If we invented a time travelling machine how far back in time can we travel and find players playing backgammon as we know it? Accepting that they would not play with the cube how far back can we go and still recognise the game that we play today?

Does any one book have the definitive history of backgammon?

Messages In This Thread

• History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
  DaveT -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:35 p.m.
  • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 2:55 p.m.
    • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
      David Levy -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 3:25 p.m.
      • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 4:36 p.m.
        • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
          Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 5:40 p.m.
          • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
            Strato -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 7:07 p.m.
        • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
          Bob koca -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 6:19 p.m.
  • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
    Rick Janowski -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 3:38 p.m.
    • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
      rambiz -- Tuesday, 5 June 2012, at 10:07 p.m.
  • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
    Chris Bray -- Wednesday, 6 June 2012, at 10:50 a.m.
    • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
      Strato -- Wednesday, 6 June 2012, at 12:53 p.m.
      • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
        Chris Bray -- Wednesday, 6 June 2012, at 4:07 p.m.
        • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
          Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 3:36 p.m.
          • History of Backgammon - the game as we know it
            Chris Bray -- Friday, 8 June 2012, at 9:13 a.m.
  • Backgammon as we know it – Key Dates in its Development
    Rick Janowski -- Wednesday, 6 June 2012, at 11:19 p.m.