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For Your Android: Brilliant Backgammon App

Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players and this Android game “Brilliant Backgammon” is a version of the board game. So give it a shot. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. With each roll [...]

Famous Players: Did You Know that Walter Annenberg Played Backgammon Relentlessly?

Something a little different this month. A story about the Annenbergs…rich family, avid backgammon players. In creating the visitor center at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, in California, designer Michael Smith of Santa Monica sought to capture the timeless appeal, historically and visually, of Walter and Leonore Annenberg’s Rancho Mirage estate by referencing their residence [...]

Backgammon Variant Series: How About the Russian Version, Called “Narde”; it’s Pretty Cool Too

In my never ending search for all the backgammon variant games I can find…cos they are fun… I came across Narde, which is fairly similar to the Turkish Moultezim. Here is how to play: I found these instructions online. So beware. I haven’t played the game yet myself. Setup: Each player starts with fifteen checkers [...]

Push to Excite (and Teach) New Backgammon Players is On: High Schoolers and College Students the Target

I noted this item on a news web site and thought…in view of how much we all love backgammon, it would be good to get the word out about a growing movement: The US Backgammon Federation is starting backgammon clubs at  high schools and colleges all over the country. The Fed said, “We will help provide [...]

Well, There Might be a War Going On….But We Still Have Backgammon

Picture this. Riots in the street. A government crumbling. Chaos. Where are we talking about? Beirut, Lebanon. But life does go on. And thank God for backgammon,

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