Backgammon 24/7; the Joys of Playing the Game Online. All You Need Do is Download
I’ve said it over and over again. It’s a brand new world online. Imagine how players, thousands of years ago, would react to those of us who can play backgammon online 24/7. They would literally freak out. Some history, now, is appropriate: The backgammon board game has been a firm favorite of all ages for [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Accessories, Backgammon, History, online
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Nebraska Football Team Plays Backgammon on Road Trips, Ain’t That Cool?
Hey, all you rough and tough football fans out there who think just nerds play games like backgammon. Your own teams play…as a way to relax while on long trips to opponents fields. At least that’s what Nebraska Cornhusker players do. Some of them, anyway. From the ‘Husker site: Steve Glenn remembers when bus trips [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Accessories, Backgammon, Culture, Events
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Backgammon Strategies for Beginners; it’s not just about Luck
The other night a friend asked me if there was a computer program or a book that would help him learn the game. There are, but I asked him first to check out my next posting (today)… because a lot of new players are asking me how to play. At the end of this posting [...]
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Posted on September 30, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under Accessories, Culture, Strategy, tips
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“Michi” Wins Swedish Open Championship
News reports from the Swedish Open Championship held on Sept. 11-13 at the Elite Palace Hotel in Stockholm are that the tournament was extremely interesting and entertaining. 62 championship level players and 42 intermediates played. Players paid about 400 euros to enter and the new online backgammon site Dicearena sponsored the event, adding 5000 euros [...]
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Posted on September 23, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under Accessories, Backgammon, Events
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Good Buys: Backgammon Sets
I know that eBay has been around for a very long time now and that it has reached unprecedented heights. However, I have not really been buying off eBay all that much. Well, I have bought the occasional video game or book here and there, but I haven’t reached the point wherein I check eBay [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Accessories, Backgammon
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