Backgammon online requires strategic thinking

For those of you lucky enough to have travelled to the Middle East, either on holiday or for business, you will almost certainly have noticed groups of men outside the local cafes huddled around a Backgammon board watching or playing this extremely old dice game. It is said that Backgammon dates back to at least 3000 years bc, although this is clearly difficult to prove, but it has almost been forgotten in our part of the world. Most of us only know the game through a James Bond film, although a few casinos do offer Backgammon often in a separate room and generally played for high stakes. Online casinos however are bringing this casino game back to our attention, and Backgammon is proving to be a very popular casino game amongst those of us who enjoy the challenge of a game which requires strategic thinking. Almost all of our recommended online casinos now offer Backgammon in their casino games range, and you do not need to break the bank to play Backgammon online because you can play for very low stakes. We have described how to play Backgammon in our casino games pages, but the principle is very simple and involves moving 15 checkers around a board based on the throw of two dice. There are 24 positions on the board for the checkers to be placed and there are just two players. At an online casino this means that you are playing against another online gambler, and not against the casino, but beware that the stakes can be raised during a game of Backgammon and just like poker you may find yourself risking more than your original stake. If you enjoy games which require thought and a certain amount of experience, Backgammon may be just the casino game for you, but remember that although there is a certain degree of luck involved in the throw of the dice, Backgammon is a casino game where experience really does count so keep your stakes low until you really know what you’re doing.