Backgammon is one of the oldest existing board games. Life even 500 years ago is so hard to imagine for us, and the backgammon game first appeared 5000 years ago. Many people love to play backgammon on entertainment purpose. However, gambling on the game is very common. The objective of the game is to get all 15 pieces of your game off the board before the opponent. It is a combination of skill as well as luck. Why? Because your choices in this game are limited to roll of two dice.