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677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?

677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?

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It brings strangers together. It teaches probability, strategy, and emotional control. It has even helped N.F.L. teams win the Super Bowl. Stephen Dubner explores why this ancient game is having a renaissance. (Part two of a series, “We Are All Gamers Now.”)

  • SOURCES:
    • Remington Davenport, founder of NYC Backgammon Club.
    • Frank Frigo, game strategy expert & two-time world backgammon champion.
    • Masayuki "Mochy" Mochizuki, professional backgammon player.
    • Marc Olsen, C.E.O. of Backgammon Galaxy.
    • Robert Wachtel, author and professional backgammon player.

  • RESOURCES:
    • The Backgammon Chronicles: A Pro's Adventures on Tour Volume 1, by Robert Wachtel (2019).
    • In the Game Until the End, by Robert Wachtel (1993)
    • "Tric Trac, Clic Clac," (The New Yorker, 1930).

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