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Senet
Gaming boards of 3 x 10 squares have been found extensively in ancient
Egyptian archaeological sites. The game was known to the ancient
Egyptians as the Game of Thirty Squares or Senet (sometimes Senat).
The exact instructions rules are not known. Similar boards have also
been found consisting backgammon instructions play of 3 100 backgammon champion game guide improving puzzle skill testing

x 12 squares, 3 x 6 squares and other patterns
- it's not clear if these are different games or mere variants.
A number of boards have backgammon download been found which feature Senet on backgammon instructions play one side
and another popular Egyptian game, the Game
of Twenty

Squares, on the other.
The picture shows a modern commercial version of the game of Senet
from the backgammon game msn author's collection.
Tabula and Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum
Backgammon-type games have been backgammon played for thousands of years in all
parts backgammon instructions play of the backgammon online play world and certainly during the Egyptian, Greek and Roman
eras. The Romans left a great deal of evidence of a game they called
Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum, the game of the twelve lines.

The game is possibly
derived from the Egyptian Senat having a topological set of 3 backgammon fish jelly x 12 points
and being played with 3 x 6 sided dice but, again, the rules have never
been fully ascertained. In the backgammon first century AD, Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum
seems to have backgammon instructions play backgammon online been replaced by a variant with only 2 rows of

play 12 points,
a game which by the 6th century was backgammon instructions play called 'Alea'. Both these games
and backgammon gambling others were also referred to as 'Tabula', which was a generic game
for 'boardgame' and in early

mediaeval times was usually used to mean
the most popular boardgame, Ducodecim Scriptorum/Alea/Backgammon, in the
same way that the backgammon links generic term 'football' normally means 'soccer' in England
today.
Nard / Tables
In Asia, the game of Nard appeared sometime prior to instructions 800 AD, in South
West Asia or in Persia backgammon tournament depending upon which version of history one believes,
and variants are played today throughout the continent. Chinese backgammon beginning play strategy tactic winning history
gives that t'shu-p'u, the Chinese name for Nard was invented in backgammon instructions play Western
India, arrived in China during the Wei dynasty (220 - 265 AD) and became
popular from 479

to play 1000AD. In Japan the game was called Sugoroko and
was backgammon play yahoo declared illegal backgammon history during the reign of Empress Jito (690 - 697AD). Nard,
in turn, seems to have been introduced into backgammon instructions play Europe via Italy or Spain
following the Arab occupation of Sicily (902 AD).
The first mention of the game in English print was in The Codex Exoniensis
published in 1025: "These two shall sit at Tables...". Tables
was probably brought to England by backgammon game money online play men returning from the Crusades. Nard
or Tables

was played backgammon throughout Europe during the middle ages and became
very popular in English Taverns, although Chess overtook it as the more
popular game in the backgammon board set up fifteenth century. By instructions the end of the sixteenth century,
Tables had, for some reason, become a generic term for any game played
on a flat surface or table. Like many games played for backgammon download game money, it became
unpopular with the authorities in England and, until the backgammon instructions play reign of Elizabeth
I, laws prohibiting the

playing of Tables in licensed establishments were
in force.
Modern Backgammon
In the early seventeenth century, however, following some modifications
to the backgammon gnu rules, the backgammon galore game underwent a revival and it swept across Europe
again under a variety of different names which have mostly stayed the
same until today:
Image is of a board from the author's parents collection.
England - Backgammon
Scotland - Gammon
France 100 backgammon champion game guide improving puzzle skill testing - Tric-Trac
Germany - Puff
Spain - Tablas Reales
Italy - Tavole Reale
Czech - Vrhc?�by
Israel and Arabic - Shesh Besh
Image is of a board from the author's collection
It is a subject of debate backgammon setup as to whether the term Backgammon backgammon boards is derived
from the Welsh 'back' (little) and 'gammon' (battle) or from the Saxon
'bac' (back) 'gamen' (game).
Backgammon underwent another revival before the first World War but waned
during the middle of the twentieth century only to recover again in the
1970s to become the popular game it backgammon game internet is today. It is still widely played
in the Middle East as Tric-trac.
There are a whole family of variants: Chouette (3 or 4 player version),
Partnership backgammon, backgammon piece Sixey-Acey, Dutch Backgammon, Turkish Backgammon
(Moultezim), Greek Backgammon (Plakato), Gioul (from the Middle East),
Acey Deucey (US Forces version of Dutch Backgammon), European Acey Deucey,
Russian Backgammon, Tabard Backgammon and Icelandic Backgammon (Kotra).
Where to Play On-line
There
are many on-line backgammon websites around where play other people backgammon boards from
around the world for real money. Some play for fun; others play for high
stakes. One of the leading Backgammon sites is Play 65 - click on their
logo to give it a try.
Where to Buy
You can buy an wooden
inlaid Backgammon set and also a rather nice wooden Senet
game from Masters Traditional Games.
Rules
Masters Traditional Games also
supplies free game rules for traditional games.
Links
Markus
Kantz has a detailed page on Senet. The Translator
website might help you to understand some of it if you don't speak
German.
Chicago Point Backgammon
On-line - An excellent links page from Mel Leifer
GammonVillage - An interesting
Internet Backgammon magazine
A Japanese
translation of this page.
A Spanish translation
jm at tradgames.org.uk
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