Online Backgammon Overview

Online backgammon is very popular today and with each day that passes by the amount of people ''falling in love'' with the game is getting bigger. One of the reasons for the constant growth of the popularity of online backgammon is the simplicity of the game and the fact that it's easy-to-learn.

Nevertheless, the popularity of the online variation of backgammon wasn't an overnight process. During the 90's, IBM wrote software that could teach itself how to play backgammon. About the same time, other online backgammon softwares were developed and published:

''FIBS'' (First Internet Backgammon Server) - was built in 1993 by Andreas Schneider, could be played by many players at the same time.

''Jellyfish'' - the first profitable neural network of online backgammon software was developed during the 90's. This software was able to assign fairness values to every position.

''Snowie'' - different online backgammon software which was created after Jellyfish had an easier interface and the capacity of importing and analyzing matches.

Furthermore, the internet made a ''blossom'' to the backgammon by turning it from a ''one on one'' game, played in taverns and markets, to a multi-player online game that offers a diverse and more challenging game which can be played both for fun and for real money against wider variety of contestants.

Beside its diversity, internet-based backgammon had influenced the lives of over millions of people all over the world by giving them the opportunity of making new friends from different spots on the globe.

However, the process of adjusting the game to the internet until it would be well-fitted was essential. As time passed by, it became clearer to people that the free online backgammon is not only a challenging experience but also an opportunity to make serious amount of money from this pastime hobby.

Nowadays, people are able to play backgammon whenever they are in the mood, whether it's during the work or when everyone is asleep at night. They can play either with an acquaintance or with a total stranger, in a private virtual room or in online backgammon tournaments.

Undoubtedly, online backgammon has given the game a reputation which has never existed in its 5000 years of history and still proceeds to add changes to the game.