Popular game - short backgammon

Board games not only allow a person to get distracted from routine, but also stimulate the brain. After all, most of them have rules and order according to the laws of logic and mathematics. Among the board games, short backgammons are becoming increasingly popular. The appearance of a computer version, which can be played online, further widened the audience.

Historical reference

This eastern game for several millennia was popular in the upper classes of the Asian nobility. Many padishahs and viziers spent their time behind this "boring", as they called it, occupation. Uninteresting short backgammon was considered due to the fact that the outcome of the game can not be foreseen.

The prototype of backgammon was known more than 5,000 years ago. There is a version according to which short backgammons invented Persians in response to the challenge of the Indian ruler who sent chess as a riddle. Scientists not only failed to unravel the rules of "gift", but also invented their game, which was sent as an answer. And, according to this version, the solution of the puzzle for the inhabitants of India took 12 years.

In European countries, short backgammon came with a wave of crusades around the 12th century AD. E. In this case, different peoples and at different times there were different names for this game. For example, in the Middle Ages backgammon was called "backgammon", in Russia they were known as "backgammon-tavlei", and in Turks - "tawa". Interestingly, in the countries of Western Europe, where Latin dominated, the name of the game had almost the same root and sound. Compare: "Tabula" (Romans), "Tableles reales" (Spaniards), "Tavola Reale" (Italians), "Tavli" (Greeks) and "Taybles" (Englishmen).

Description of the game

Originally backgammon was used in astrology to predict the future. There is a theory according to which the principles of our universe were laid down in game rules. Backgammon, short and long, is a logically constructed, interesting game, if you consider their order from this point of view, you can draw the following parallels:

• The number of items - 24 - corresponds to the number of hours in a day. At the same time on each side there are 12 points, symbolizing the months of the year.
• The number of checkers - 30 - is equal to the number of days in a month.
• The board is divided into 4 zones corresponding to the periods of the year.
• The course of the playing elements is carried out in a circle, like the motion of heavenly bodies.

The goal of the game is that all checkers are removed from the board, but before that they need to be moved to a zone called "your home". The player who first removes his playing elements is considered the winner. Short backgammon is a lesson for two, here each participant has two identical zones: a house and a yard. They share a bar - bar. Movement of checkers is carried out by the number of dropped bones, and each player has his own set of dice.

rules

Despite the simplicity of the order, as it may seem at first glance, this game, backgammon is short, has many concepts and special terms, the study of which takes some time. For example, if two identical values appear on the bones, the moves increase. Also, when playing backgammon, it is not superfluous to find out the meaning of the following concepts:

• Даве - the offer to the opponent, when he is in a non-winning position, to double the stakes.
• AutoDouble - doubles the values of the bets when the same values on the dice are lost for both players.
• Beaver - when announcing a dawn, the player can respond with this counter doubling of bets.

Logical entertainment and games develop memory and stimulate the brain. At the same time you can play online or register in a special club and participate in tournaments, while finding new friends or just good friends.