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There is no doubting that backgammon has enjoyed a revival in recent years, from the parlour game of childhood to the new 21st century styled virtual boards of the world wide web: online backgammon is thriving.

Much of the success of the game has to be attributed to the design of the virtual board and the game itself. Making virtual dice behave in a pattern that is similar to the roll of a cup is no mean achievement.

Yes, it is wonderful what they can do with graphics these days, the cinema is evidence of the capabilities of CGI technology, but being able to transpose the sort of realism that you get in an off line game such as a simple board game, yet at the same time lose none of the playability of the game itself is a real piece of crafted design.

The people behind Bgroom seemed to have achieved this with their easy and simple to understand download software.

The software is designed to work on Windows operating systems such as 200 or XP, it also requires certain other criteria which the newer PC’s these days supply in abundance, so it is unlikely that you won’t need to upgrade to be able to play if you have the latest version PC. The older models with Windows 95 or 98 don’t work on Bgroom, neither do Mac or Linux systems, but the designers are addressing this in the near future.

The other requirements for the game are Pentium 133 MHZ, 32 MB of hard disk space, 64 MB of RAM, with either windows 2000 or XP operating systems. Highly recommended is to set your screen resolution to 800 X 600 with HIGH colour (16 bit) or more. Once this is all in place you’re ready to begin.

Click onto Bgroom, the home page will give you an option of up to 17 different languages to choose from, select your language and begin download the software. You will see once the download starts that there are only six instructions, follow them and as the software downloads, tips and playing hints will appear on the screen telling you about the game. Depending on the speed of your PC and connection, broadband is recommended; dial up is very slow by comparison and will take time.

The software of Bgroom is flexible and can run in conjunction with other programs that are aimed to improve the player’s games such as Jellyfish and Snowie. Although not integrated with Bgroom software they can be run alongside the play of Bgroom to analyse moves and to instruct players on their next move.

For the experienced player this can be a real asset when practicing their game or attempting something new. Moreover the ease of operation of Bgroom is perhaps one the reasons why over a million registered players have taken up the challenge of online backgammon and are loving it.