Tabula is the ancient name of now popular game called backgammon. Its very interesting to trace the roots of this game, as we find that this game is actullay very old even than the christianity itself. Todays backgammon game has evolved in many respects and now it is lot more simpler than it first was.. Many things may have changed but the final objective of the game remains the same, till date. Only few historic games have made it to the present time crossing generations without extinction and backgammon deserves this honorary.