Backgammon - History and Play

Redbaron on 01/09/2006

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This quiz is about one of the oldest games known to man, the game of Backgammon. Backgammon has been played in one form or another for literally millenia. It's been popular as a home pastime, a serious gambling game (long before Poker became so popular) and a serious intellectual pursuit. The game is a classic, in that it "takes five minutes to learn...and a lifetime to master." It combines simple rules and subtle strategies into hours of fun...or happy frustration.

So what do you know about the history and play of Backgammon? Take this quiz and find out! The questions here range from very easy to fairly hard, so there's something for everyone. Enjoy!

10 Questions

Rating:	(8.93/9)
Difficulty:	Challenging
Taken:	53 times

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Player:		Level:	% Correct:	Time to Complete:
1	Ladyrebel	76	100.00%	73.19 seconds
2	Mosquito	72	100.00%	126.23 seconds
3	Towerguard	71	100.00%	261.79 seconds
4	Bigbird	104	100.00%	337.70 seconds
5	Billkozy	115	100.00%	389.90 seconds
6	Kaelin	47	100.00%	520.91 seconds
7	Oldsock	82	100.00%	667.64 seconds
8	Mataya2005	61	100.00%	993.17 seconds
9	Machiabelly	129	90.00%	170.89 seconds
10	Jsteadman	127	90.00%	188.32 seconds

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