| For example, at the most simple level the | | | | backgammon sets were produced for personal usage |
| backgammon board may have been first scratched in | | | | by whoever wanted to play backgammon, or a set |
| the earth or on a flat piece of wood. Stones would | | | | may have been ordered from a local craftsman. With |
| have been used for checkers and the dice may have | | | | the introduction of modern mass production, |
| been carved out of bone. Although the materials | | | | backgammon sets made their appearance on the |
| used to construct the ancient backgammon set are | | | | shop shelves. Today these cheap sets are within the |
| no longer in use, the division of the backgammon | | | | pocket money range of most children in the western |
| board into twenty-four triangular-shaped sections (or | | | | world. |
| points as they are officially called in the backgammon | | | | The growth of online backgammon has also recently |
| game) and the allocation of fifteen checkers to each | | | | provided a new alternative to the traditional |
| player appear to have been features of the | | | | backgammon set. Stimulated by the popularity of |
| backgammon set from the beginning. Similarly, the | | | | backgammon gambling, the amazing development of |
| backgammon rules that are followed today can claim | | | | backgammon software has made available highly |
| the same ancient antecedence. | | | | realistic looking Internet backgammon sets that look |
| As people soon discovered that how to play | | | | so real you almost feel as if you can reach out into |
| backgammon was easy to learn and the game was | | | | the screen and throw the dice or move a checker. |
| fun to play the backgammon set became a common | | | | However, the growing following of the online game |
| sight in homes or meeting places where gaming took | | | | does not seem to have dented the market for the |
| place. In the course of time, wood became the | | | | traditional backgammon boards, checkers and dice |
| dominant material in the construction of backgammon | | | | but rather it has provided new ways of buying these. |
| boards and checkers, though porcelain and a variety | | | | There is no longer any need to go to the nearest |
| of other materials were also employed. At the upper | | | | toy store. A search on the Internet produces many |
| end of the market, the wealthiest members of | | | | attractive backgammon sets for sale online at prices |
| society that liked to play backgammon, had | | | | to suit all pockets. |
| backgammon sets made of materials that reflected | | | | In short, if you've ever thought about playing |
| their social standing. Highly decorative boards could be | | | | backgammon for fun or competitively playing on the |
| produced and precious metals used to make the | | | | internet can be a great way to start and practice |
| checkers and dice. . | | | | and even to get involved in competitive play. |
| Up until the end of the nineteenth century | | | | |