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In fact, the earliest known mention of backgammon was in a letter dated 1635, when it was emerging as a variant of the popular mediaeval Anglo-Scottish game of Irish; the latter was described as a better game. To reduce the possibility of cheating, most good-quality backgammon sets use precision dice and a dice cup. For example, if playing for one dollar a point and the doubling cube shows 4, then the loser pays the winner four dollars.
It may seem counterintuitive to accept the doubling of the stakes when you are in a worse position in a game. This rule is generally waived any time a play is forced or when there is no further contact between the opposing forces. Contrary to popular belief, backgammon is not the oldest board game in the world, nor are all tables games variants of backgammon.
Either way, these players are using this knowledge to make tactical and strategic decisions and also for doubling considerations.
It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Persia.For example, if a player rolls a 6 and a 5, but has no checkers on the 6-point and two on the 5-point, then the 6 and the 5 must be used to bear off the two checkers from the 5-point. A doubling cube was first introduced in the 1920s in New York City among members of gaming clubs in the Lower East Side. Competitors are paired off, and each pair plays a series of games to decide which player progresses to the next round of the tournament.