2004 Backgammon - Version 4.0 This backgammon game has OpenGL-compatible 3D graphics. You can view the board from any angle. You can play against the computer, with your friends or over a network. It provides various game modes and a chat box for network games. Backgammon is the most ancient game of fortune and skill. The game's history began more than five thousand years ago. It is very popular in Near East and in Central Asia.The object of the game is to be the first player to remove all your pieces from the board by moving all your pieces to your home board and then bear them off. You move your pieces counter-clockwise to the bottom right quadrant of the board which is his home board. Your opponent moves pieces clockwise to the top right quadrant respectively.