This can be due to a number of factors. Firstly, it is quite the fashion now to take an interest of all things that come from the Oriental countries. It seems that people have begun to take an interest in things from the Orient, and of course, backgammon is part of this trend. Another reason is that backgammon is really y an easy game to play, relying heavily on chance, which means that you need not have a large amount of skill in order to play, only elementary knowledge of the basics of the game.

Backgammon is s simple game, yet, like chess, it is a game in which the rules are simple yet a vast interpretation of them is needed for the actual game play. Most games are played in sets, since the time for each game is short. Each board is built of a track of twelve adjacent spaces, separated by triangles of alternating colors. There is no meaning to the colors of the triangle. These are called points. They are numbered from 1 to 24, and the checkers are arranged on the board. Each player begins with two checkers on his 24 point, three checkers on his eight point, and five checkers on his 13 point and 6 point each.