hello people..

birchmoon · Post: # 7974Post **birchmoon** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:35 pm

hello..hope everyone has had a peace full happy holiday!I'm new here .Ive been checking the site for a while now and have got some good tips.Ive got more active in the garden and got a greenhouse for Xmas,so may be asking advice on getting exotic and growing some interesting things..?does anyone like backgammon?

Chickenlady · Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:58 pm

Backgammon? I prefer bacon...

Welcome to the site and a happy self-sufficientish new year to you!

Millymollymandy · Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:20 am

Hi Birchmoon and welcome to the site. Greenhouse for Xmas, lucky you!

ina · Post: # 8009Post **ina** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:07 pm

HI Birchmoon,

Yes, here is another one green with envy... Greenhouse. Oh well.

Anyway, backgammon: I tried to play ages ago, but could never find anybody to play with, so my interest lapsed. (Incidentally - where does that name come from? There is this strange similarity to back bacon...)

Ina

Andy Hamilton · Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:33 pm

Hi and welcome birchmoon.

Backgammon does indeed come from back bacon. It was first invented in the middle ages and the first board was made from dried bacon. Alternate strips were chared in the fire to make a similar board as we see today. Over the centuries the game changed and of course none of this is true

Sorry could not resist. I have not got a clue where the name originates from.

However, I do like a game but always end up making up rules as we go along as I can never find anyone who knows. Worse still it is generally in a pub, so there is the added bonus of strangers who think they know too trying to you the rules.

Back to the welcome, hope you enjoy the site

Chickenlady · Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:26 pm

Duh! I was just thinking how clever you were, Andy!!!

Shirley · Post: # 8037Post **Shirley** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:02 pm

pmsl - was also admiring the spiel about backgammon lol.. bit green (bacon) behind the ears I guess!!

Welcome Birchmoon!

Shirlz xx

Millymollymandy · Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:45 am

I used to play backgammon a lot and still have a board. I learnt in Greece where the game is very popular. So I did once know the rules and even knew a 2nd game to play on the board - there are many variations. I never got the hang of the gambling dice bit though.

Anyway with all the spam at the moment my first thought was backgammon - gambling - spammer!

Andy Hamilton · Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:31 pm

He he, I wondered if I would catch anyone out.

Just had a quick google for the origins of backgammon

http://www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+388

been around for quite a while in different forms, I guess I am not the only one to play by differing rules.