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Venturing into The Brotherhood of Games in The Blue Bermondsey – a real family affair... Backgammon
A new venture is also about to start – a weekly Backgammon tournament because it takes Elias back to his Greek roots. ‘As a Greek not being able to play Backgammon was a huge part of the jigsaw missing for me,’ he says fervently. So he learnt himself how to play until he was ready to take on other players.
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‘Playing backgammon in Sadiq Khan’s London cost me £945’
Our reader’s Ulez fine escalated from a TfL ‘processing error’ to a bailiff clamping her car. Rebecca Bell thought nothing of it when she paid £25 to cover two days’ travel in London’s Ulez zone last February. The 52-year-old private tutor was focussed on winning the backgammon tournament.... But weeks later, two fixed penalty notices landed on her doorstep.
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Chance to become Lord of the Board… new members welcome
The December meeting of the East Coast Backgammon Club saw the grand finals being played of the Winter Olympic Tournament. The East Coast Backgammon Club is open Monday evenings at the Conservative Club on Tennyson Avenue in Bridlington, UK.
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A week at the World Backgammon Championship
Backgammon, a board game that combines strategy and luck, is what brought me to Monaco in the first place. Backgammon’s popularity, on the other hand, peaked in the 1980s. Only 300 players entered the World Championship in 2024 - and I was one of them.
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Tavli, trophies and team spirit: Inside the Greek Legends’ road to victory
The backgammon tournament won by Karagounis against the scorer of the grand final Charistea, with “Kara” emphasizing that he is the only one who left Portugal with a “double”, the future of Greek football and whether they foresee a similar success for it, but also the “souvenir” they will take with…
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Archeologists Have Potentially Pieced Together Rules to Ancient Shahr-i Sokhta Board Game | TechRaptor
In 1977, archeologists uncovered an ancient Shahr-i Sokhta board game. Now, they may have figured out how that game is played. The Shahr-i Sokhta board game, now referred to as The Game of 20, is available to play online for free on Persian Wonders' website. It is described as an older version of Backgammon. The goal is for you to remove all ten of your game pieces from the board before your opponent does.
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Backgammon World Rocked By Cheating Scandal
Chess is not the only sport forced to deal with cheating. Now the world of backgammon is rocked by its own scandal.
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Over the Board
The backgammon podcast! In each episode host, Ed Hall, interviews backgammon players and authors, teachers and commentators, board makers and organisers... anyone and everyone with a backgammon story to tell.
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Archaeologists revive 2,100-year-old Roman strategy game Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum,” aka “Roman Backgammon"
The 2,100-year-old Roman strategy game “Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum” is now showcased at Syedra Ancient City in Alanya, allowing visitors to engage with history.
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In the Club: Nashville Backgammon Association
Weekly tournaments attract longtime aficionados and first-time players alike — including Amanda Shires
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Backgammon tournament to take place in Devon
Players from across Devon are expected to attend Torbay Hotel in February to play the game.
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Ellen Jacoby - From Professional Backgammon to Casting...
Over a career that has lasted four decades, Jacoby has been involved in many productions shot in the Sunshine State.
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Local Event: Backgammon Club NYC Game Night
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
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Backgammon - It’s one of the oldest games in the world
Backgammon - The first reference to “backgammon” in print was made in 1645, in H.J.R. Murray’s A History of Board Games Other than Chess.
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How Backgammon Became the Chicest Accessory of the Summer
The Slim Aarons vibes are strong this summer...
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A look back at Alain Delon’s glamorous furniture design
As the world pays tribute to the icon of French cinema, Alain Delon, we take a look back at his lesser-known venture into furniture design.
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A MONOGRAM CANVAS BACKGAMMON SUITCASE
42.5 w x 10 h x 27 d cmwith one leather top handleinterior features four dices: two red, two green, two leather dice shakers, 15 dark counters, 15 lighter counters...
Alon Borenshtein’s Arduino-Powered BotGammon Robot Plays a Mean Game of Backgammon
Recognizing physical dice rolls and carrying out moves on a real board, BotGammon leans on GNU Backgammon for a challenging partner.
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Jamaica Inn Backgammon tourney attracting young players
The seventh staging of the Jamaica Inn Backgammon tournament promises to be very entertaining and will be staged from June 14-16 in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
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Norman Reedus owes ‘Walking Dead’ costar Andrew Lincoln $16,000 in backgammon bets
‘Walking Dead’ star Norman Reedus is revealing that he owes his pal Andrew Lincoln ‘maybe $16,000’ over lost backgammon bets.
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The Beckham family enjoys a millionaire’s vacation in Corsica: A $19 million yacht and a $17,000 Backgammon set
Summer, little by little, is slowly coming to an end. Beckham family is...
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LA’s Hottest Club Has Everything: Natural Wine, Mushrooms, and Backgammon
From a “psilocybin-adjacent” start to board game nights at local bars, this is the wild story of Silver Lake Backgammon Club.
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20-Year-Old Man Becomes Bulgaria’s Third Backgammon Master
The young Bulgarian player Kalin Stefanov became the third ever Bulgarian to reach the title of “master” in the sport of backgammon. His achievement is even more serious as he managed to achieve it on his first attempt
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Amanda Holden, 53, strips off to a bikini with model daughter Lexi on holiday
Amanda Holden stunned as she stripped off to her bikini as she played backgammon with her daughter Lexi on holiday.
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The games that helped AI evolve | IBM
Two early game-playing programs, Samuel Checkers and TD-Gammon, led to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence
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The Best Backgammon Sets, According to Backgammon Players
Including the one that will make you look like a pro who plays in New York City parks.