Backgammon's roots can be traced back 5000 years where this was a popular game with both the Romans and Greeks. It is now a classic game, often played for money, using dice to move counters around the board eventually to be "beared off". The strategy of this game is to speed the passage of your counters and to block your opponent's. Opponent counters can be "hit" and returned to the start. Source: The Developer Website.