Backgammon Project
A backgammon board made by kids at
Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon
Beginning about 3000 BC, back-gammon was one of the most popular games in ancient Mesopotamia and elsewhere in West Asia (like in Persia (modern Iran)). You can make a backgammon board by painting on a piece of wood, and then making the pieces out of clay. In the picture, they've just used ordinary dice, but you could also make your own dice out of clay.
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In addition to making a backgammon board, you could learn to play backgammon and maybe hold a backgammon tournament in your class or with your friends. People in ancient West Asia gambled on backgammon games, but you don't have to!
Backgammon page
West Asian games
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West Asian crafts and projects
Kidipede home page
Cite this page: Carr, Karen. "" Kidipede - History for Kids. 2011. http://www.historyforkids.org/crafts/westasia/backgammon.htm
