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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World’s Oldest Woman Plays Backgammon
Here’s the latest formula for attaining old age: drink vodka. And play backgammon. OK…so what’s my proof? Check this out. Although it’s not yet been confirmed, officials in Russia claim that a woman from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia is 130 years old making her the oldest person in the world. What’s her secret? [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, History
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Backgammon in 3-D, it’s Happening NOW, Online
It’s cool to think that my favorite game, backgammon, was played in some form about 5,000 years ago. May it go on for another 5,000. I’m sure it will. The developments in the first five thousand years of backgammon gave no inkling of that at the end of the twentieth century, backgammon stood on the [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, History, online
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Wanna Bet? A New History of Backgammon as a Betting Game
OK, we’ve done some talking about this before. About how backgammon, or some form thereof, is maybe….5,000 years old. That’s old dude. When most people think about backgammon the first thing that comes to mind today is usually exciting tournaments organized by a series of online backgammon sites. However, it seems likely that the association [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Backgammon, History, news
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Who Is Oswald Jacoby?
Who is he indeed? If you have been a backgammon fan for a long time, the name might ring a bell. Alternatively, if you play other games such as bridge, you would also probably recognize the name. Oswald Jacoby became best known for his association with bridge but he met undisputed success in the field [...]
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Posted on March 31, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, History, Stories
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