What is backgammon?
Backgammon is a two-player board game that is thousands of years old. Each player has fifteen pieces. The objective is to be the first player to move your pieces off of the board. The players take turns rolling dice that determine how many places they can move their pieces. The game is a combination of skill and luck.
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What is backgammon?

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Backgammon is a two-player board game that is thousands of years old. Each player has fifteen pieces. The objective is to be the first player to move your pieces off of the board. The players take turns rolling dice that determine how many places they can move their pieces. The game is a combination of skill and luck.
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