Backgammon is one of the oldest games, its history dates back a few thousands of years. Not many players know this fact, but many people enjoy playing a simple game, that is why backgammon is such a popular game even today. With the fast development of the internet backgammon is available not only as a table-game; you can now play it on the internet too.

Let us get started with the names of backgammon portals, so you know where to play online backgammon. There are many backgammon portals; it is only up to you which one becomes your favorite. Before you choose one, you should know a few characteristics of the best backgammon portals. They have a nice design and you will be able to find the important information on the first page. The information which should be on the first page is their customer support number, the privacy policy and the terms and conditions section. Also, most of the backgammon portals offer a sign-up bonus; you should compare the offered amounts before you decide to join a specific portal. But do not be too greedy! If the bonus is the only thing which attracts you to one specific portal, you should think again and try to value safety before money. Now here are a few trusted backgammon portals.

On Backgammon Masters you will find a few thousands of players, since this is one of the most important backgammon portals. You can also find a lot of information on their homepage: a step-by-step guide on how to download their software and how to open an account, but you can also find the rules of backgammon and they offer several interesting features to their players, like manual or automatic dice roll, auto select player and other features. You can play for free or for real money. If you decide to play real money, you can find detailed instructions on how to deposit and withdraw money from your account. All in all Backgammon Masters is a good place to play online backgammon.

On backgammon.org you can find much information on the game. You can read articles about backgammon, the rules some helping tips and tricks; you can even find jokes regarding backgammon. In this case too, you will have to download their software if you would like to play. If you would like to talk to other players you can find a forum, or if you have any questions related to the game, you can ask an expert. This portal is another very good one, and if you decide to join it, you will always find someone to play against, because they have more than 15.000 registered users.

The ones presented were only two from the hundreds if not thousands of the backgammon portals. The simplest way to choose one is to read a forum with this topic, and you will know which portal is the best. Now let us say a few words about playing backgammon online.

Playing backgammon online is a good option to real backgammon. You might be busy when other backgammon players decide to play, and you will be left out of the game. This is one of the best parts of playing backgammon online: there is always someone to play with! It is also a lot more comfortable too: all you have to do is to sit down in front of your computer and you can start playing. You do not have to leave your home, do not have to wait for someone to play with, if you have chosen a good backgammon portal, you will always be able to play against someone. Let us now see what you have to do in order to play backgammon online.

As you could see above, you will have to join an online backgammon portal and you will have to download their software. You only have to download it once, so do not worry. After you have downloaded the software and created you account, you will have to fund it with money, if you want to play for real money. Yes, you can play backgammon for free too, and it is your option if you choose the free play or if you want to play for real money. It should be obvious why beginners should choose free play at first. If you consider that you are ready, you can start to play for real money against real people. You will be able to decide on a few things: do you want to roll the dice? Or the software should do it automatically?

Do you want to chat with your fellow player? If not, you can switch off the chat box at any time. These are only a few options, but you will see that good backgammon software can help your play a lot! After setting all the options, you can start playing. The rules are the same as in the real game, so you should not have any problem during a game. The only difference is that you won’t roll the dice with you hand, you will have to use the mouse, and that you will be able to move your men with the mouse. That is the only difference between real and online backgammon.

By now you should also know what options backgammon softwares can offer, so you should be able to choose the one that fits you the best. Good luck in finding the best software and good luck playing!