Backgammon, the game that can be traced back to the 3000 BC was brought from the game board rooms to the live television for the backgammon enthusiast viewing. This is a brainchild of Andy Bell who came up with the idea of having the World Series Backgammon tour televised and made available to the viewers after realizing its potential while shooting some trial materials for upcoming documentary of the World Championships in Monte Carlo.

With the increasing wave of sports television series taking debut, the Backgammon did not take the backseat. From its online presence, Backgammon joined the wave of televised sports by an eight hours television series aired to showcase exhilarating match-play of great backgammon players. The show is intended for the entire backgammon enthusiast who will be witnessing wonderful matches from the best players in the field. The backgammon playing match was made accessible to novice by the television series by introducing high technology techniques to capture every action that will be used by players during the games. A commentary will be provided to make the television game series more interactive and educational as well.

The first season where Backgammon took the television limelight was aired in 2006 capturing the Riviera Cup and every roll of the dice background excitement as the luck and numbers get manipulated by sports think-tanks. In 2007, the World Series of Backgammon held its four gold cube events in London, Copenhagen, and Cannes. Two of this event was held in Cannes.

The World Series of Backgammon took a progressive step the very next year in 2007 by adding another dimension in the field of backgammon playing through the addition of multi-event added money tour. Another success factor of the television show is the addition of the double discipline, young and very successful former tennis protege, Gus Hansen.

Gus Hansen joined the commentary box in 2007 to make the show commentary livelier than after. In all, three mainstays in the person of Gus Hansen, New Yorker Jessie Cantrell and John Clark are hosting the events. John Clark has a track record of expert backgammon player from Britain and a knack of hosting in poker. Jessie Cantrell captivates the attention of television audience as he reports the match on the Eurosport 1 and 2. He is the popular host of Black20 News, a broadband channel entertainment.

Aside from the three, other official spokespersons for the television series are Andy Bell who is the creator of the televised concept, Eric Guedj the co-creator of the series and executive producer of the show, Will Cockerell who provides updates and gossips in his own column, two women backgammon players, Hanna Nilsson and Liz Barker.

This game of intellect and luck did not left the world of internet backgammon gaming after its pilot television show in 2006 but instead spread further the enthusiasm of players as the household of international backgammon fanatics get broadcast of the international backgammon tours held on different parts of the world. The show is a balance show, catering not only to experts and major players in the backgammon field but technically documented with the educational approach to interest even the most novice player.

The television series was supported by a website that anyone can access anytime of the day at his or her own pace: http://www.worldseriesofbackgammon.com. Found in the website are the list of events scheduled for the year, qualified players who will be participating online, race standings of players, profiles of players, and of course all the network materials that enthusiast might be looking for.

Under the players profile, enthusiast will be able to get information on their favorite backgammon players since the statistics of winnings and prize money are all there. Hall of Famers are also listed on the site such as Sean Casey of Ireland who bagged the Riviera Cup, Also the 2008 winners such as the following: John Hurst for winning the UK Masters; Tassilo Rzymann from Austria who take home the prize for the Nordic Open; American Bob Koca, another Riviera Cup winner; and Frderic Andrieu and Rida Hassan who won the WSOB Championship and Race, respectively.

New faces are encouraged to join the World Series of Backgammon through their online playing games. The all time action backgammon game is available for everyone, the website was created also for other enthusiast to voice out their opinions and questions through the forum provided in the website. The network community can access information on World Series of Backgammon through different social network and interfaces, such as Facebook and Youtube Clips.

Under the forum, topics such as analysis by experts and news are made available. The forum also provides opportunity to talk to the presenters and have discussions with the Backgammon superstars. This is a great opening for those who are still learning the backgammon game and those who wants to improve their skills. Lastly, the forum visitors can avail of the tutorial under the forum topic, Backgammon School.

For 2008, the broadcast schedule for Eurosport 2 is available. The 2007- 2008 series commenced in November, with the UK Masters taking their rounds of backgammon games and followed by the Nordic Game in April. The Riviera Cup was held last July on Cannes.

The World Series of Backgammon is televised and broadcasted to keep the excitement and fun of these hundred old games of dice take a notch higher. This is initiated to complement the activities of tournament promoters and online software companies. The WSOB Championship has online seats to be played out by qualified online players from different parts of the world. There will be 16 players who will win the ? 10,000 seats for the Championship. Eight players from the live events and eight players from the online events will be chosen as lucky players to bag the prize at stake.

The producers expressed their passion on sharing the backgammon events to the international crowds who have been following the tournaments of these experts who will be playing for the games.