Backgammon is one of the oldest skill based games in the world. There is some evidence that people in the ancient Egyptian civilization played a game called Senet which in many ways resembles the modern day backgammon games. According to historians there is also evidence that Persians in 3000 BC played a boardgame that has many similarities with todays backgammon.

However the first real backgammon games can be traced back to Asia, the game was called Nard there but it was in practice the same game as backgammon. From Asia  the game made its way to Europe and eventually to every place on earth. Nowdays everyone at least knows this game by name and people from around the world are playing this game, from nursing homes to competitive tournaments where people are playing for huge amounts of money over this great game..  

When personal computers came more popular backgammon was one of the first games that you could play on your PC, thus it is a slight surprise that you could actually player other gambling games on internet for real money before backgammon. However in last couple years backgammon has began gaining popularity as competitive real money game on internet. Some time soon there might very well be a backgammon boom same way as there was a poker boom thanks to online poker.

From Luck And Skill webpage you will be able to find up-to-date information the game of backgammon. We will have frequently updated backgammon news, these news will include information about big backgammon events and great online backgammon promotions. As well we have a backgammon strategy section from where you are able to find some strategy advice to improve your chances of winning in backgammon. Also we have backgammon articles section from where you can read about things such as backgammon history. And last but not least you will be able to find out reviews about online backgammon rooms, under the category “Best sites to play at”, everyone should be able to find a online backgammon room to play at for themselves from there.