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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Backgammon Travel
I have just come back from a week long vacation and I have to admit that I have what I like to call “end of vacation blues.” You know, when you cannot seem to focus on your work and when you seem to have no inclination to do anything except to go back to wherever [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, Stories
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Backgammon Brings Communities Together
I love it when I read stories about how backgammon impacts a person in a positive manner. I love it even more when I hear about this wonderful game making a positive impact on a group of people. And why not? Backgammon is not just any other game wherein you can gamble and win some [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, Events, Stories
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Backgammon Plays Major Role in Boys “Salvation”
Backgammon is everywhere, even movies. The award winning Bulgarian film, “Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade” or “The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner” revolves around a boy named Alex and his journey to recovering from amnesia. Backgammon plays a central role in the movie with Alex and his grandfather Bai [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Stories, Video
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They Choose Backgammon…
…and over going to the bar! Fancy that! If you had asked me whether or not young singles would ever choose backgammon and other board games over bar hopping or night clubbing several years ago, I would probably have looked at you strangely. I mean, alright, some young singles I know would probably do that [...]
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Posted on February 5, 2009 by plato | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, news, Stories
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