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A Creative Artist Shows Off His Backgammon Board Design, and It’s Very, Very Cool

Let’s hear it for artist Dailey Crafton…backgammon board designer for this absolutely AWESOME board. Now, he says on his web site, he is designing the pieces. Can’t wait for that. One of the things I like to do on this site, besides the usual (everyone does this) HOW TO PLAY and STRATEGY posts, is to [...]

Backgammon for Your BlackBerry…Nice Integration Program Available Improves the Experience

I have a friend (well, more than one) with a BlackBerry and keeps on looking for a great (not good) Backgammon program. He likes Backgammon King. A good program, but now it’s improved. Try Backgammon King by Magmic Games, made for BlackBerry. It’s been around for a while, but not with the new BBM 6 [...]

In Abu Dhabi, During Holy Month of Ramadan…Play Backgammon

Here is an interesting way to pass the time of day if you happen to be spending time in Abu Dhabi during the most holy month of Ramadan. Play backgammon. This month, the Millennium Hotel Abu Dhabi will offer a lavish Iftar buffet complete with Ramadan juices for only AED135 per person for adults and AED75 [...]

Backgammon Variants in the Middle East: Tavla inTurkey, Takhteh in Iran

A friend from Iraq (an immigrant…legal I should add) loves backgammon, but he plays a kind of backgammon I was unfamiliar with. So I aksed him about it. Asked him to teach me. And so he did. His game (also common in neighboring Iran, he said) is called Takhtch. Tavla in Turkey. Both games are [...]

Backgammon Books; What the Pros Recommend (and You Should Take Heed)

I love to read “how to” books. Like how to win playing blackjack…yes, I am am an amateur card counter. So…as an active BG player, I was wondering what most BG players are reading. I did some research. Here’s what I found out. Classic Backgammon Revisited is one book several top players recommend. Ever wonder [...]

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