Hugh Hefner: Backgammon Enthusiast

I am sure that you recognize that name – who doesn’t? Hugh Hefner has become a well known name all over the world, thanks to his association with the adult magazine, Playboy. If you are at a loss, Hugh Hefner is merely the man who founded Playboy. As can be expected, most people know him for that.

The 82-year-old does not want to be remembered solely for that accomplishment, however. In an interview published by The Telegraph, Hefner declared that he wants to be remembered as “a crusader against censorship, a champion of social reform and, believe it or not, an advocate of women’s rights.” Fair enough.

But did you also know that he is an avid backgammon enthusiast? On the day of the interview, “sat hunched over a board in the library of the Playboy Mansion, his famed 30-room Los Angeles abode.” That world famous Playboy Mansion has probably been in the fantasies of men from all walks of life. Not everyone will ever have the chance to set foot inside it – or even the grounds it is built on. Then again, every person would probably have different fantasies of his own. While a good majority of people would have desires of the more fleshly pleasures, I bet that backgammon enthusiasts would have a slightly different desire. That is, to peruse the library that holds his backgammon board and perhaps play a game or two with this iconic figure. Now tell me that I am wrong…