Poker and Backgammon share many interesting similarities. In fact, many of the top poker pros, like Gus Hansen and Erik Seidel, played tournament Backgammon before the poker craze. With the advent of ...

In order to meet Falafel, the highest ranked backgammon player in the world, I took a Greyhound bus to Atlantic City, and then hopped a jitney to the Borgata Hotel. Falafel’s real name is Matvey ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. One could argue that backgammon, a board game with roots going back to ...

Backgammon is a game that should perhaps have a greater level of popularity, given the fact that it has been available to play for centuries. The classic game is thought to have been around for around ...

Mick Jagger in Barbados with Jerry Hall, just prior to his fortieth birthday. Walking through the lobby of the Fairmont hotel in Monaco, home to the Backgammon World Championship, is like striding ...

You don’t see too many backgammon games for consoles, but then that’s part of what makes the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Arcade service so interesting. Since there’s no packaging to deal with, and no retail ...