A game of backgammon may be only 20 percent skill, but if you put that number in Las Vegas terms, you realize how overwhelming that percentage is. In a craps game, the house is a favorite by only 1 ...

Ronald Reagan was president, Michael Jordan hadn't made his NBA debut, and the Berlin Wall was still standing the last time ...

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 ...

Gameloft modernizes the oldest known game in history by bringing a version of backgammon to mobile. The game is translated well and the interface is simple, but the time it takes for the computer to ...

Challenge Your Friends in Orion Backgammon Independent developer Arthea has released Orion Backgammon on iOS, bringing its online backgammon experience to iPhone and iPad users following its Android ...

Watching mahjong recently explode in popularity, Michael Cashman wondered why backgammon, "a much older game and a much more interesting game," hasn't gotten that same attention.

“Backgammon has always been a global game — played across cultures and continents for thousands of years. This partnership with the WBGF is about making sure the world knows it. We’re bringing the ...

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 ...