# OK, who here plays backgammon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 13, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299 "2001-10-13T21:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/1 "2001-10-13T21:25:56Z")
I just love playing backgammon, spent much of my spare time senior year of college playing it. Now, many years later, I can only play virtual backgammon on the internet. Still fun and challenging, but I miss the camaraderie of sitting across the table from my opponent and having other blokes sitting around schmoozing, the air redolent of beer and stale cigarette smoke. Anybody up for a game? ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/2 "2001-10-13T21:30:20Z")
I love backgammon. My first husband and I used to play for hours every night. Now, I’ve had to teach my kids to play to get my fix and Jr. Ranger I kicks some serious ass. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/3 "2001-10-13T22:12:10Z")
backgammon’s ok, but backgammon for money, now, thats a game! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/4 "2001-10-14T00:48:21Z")
I play, but I’m _way_ out of practice…I’d have to look at the little diagram to remember the starting position. ---
**Author:** ![xanakis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/7bcc69/32.png) [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/5 "2001-10-14T01:34:52Z")
I play on [www.pogo.com](http://www.pogo.com). But I agree I miss the cut and thrust of live play. You can tell a lot from your opponents facial expressions. And also you can smile smugly when you know victory is within grasp - that really pisses off the opponent and may force them to make a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/6 "2001-10-14T01:35:34Z")
Strip backgammon works for the Mrs. and me. ---
**Author:** ![xanakis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/7bcc69/32.png) [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/7 "2001-10-14T01:41:32Z")
I am, in fact, the world’s best backgammon player. I’m just looking for a place on the net where you can play for money. Anyone know one? ---
**Author:** ![xanakis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/7bcc69/32.png) [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/8 "2001-10-14T01:47:34Z")
I am, in fact, the world’s best backgammon player. I’m just looking for a place on the net where you can play for money. Anyone know one? ---
**Author:** ![audient](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@audient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audient)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/9 "2001-10-15T05:33:29Z")
[fibs](http://fibs.com/) is a thriving online backgammon scene. The Mac backgammon client rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/10 "2001-10-15T15:44:16Z")
Ohhh! Me! I _love_ backgammon. I have it installed on my computer and play every night. Playing live games with an actual person is much better, but until I find a friend that plays, this will have to make do. A few years ago I had 4 Danish roommates and they all played – heck, with the devotion they played, you’d think it was a national pasttime ;). There was always someone to play backgammon with, it was bliss 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/11 "2001-10-15T19:44:39Z")
I learned to play at 6, and still love the game. It’s great because a novice can beat a master if the dice fall right. ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-who-here-plays-backgammon/87299/12 "2001-10-16T00:33:04Z")
I picked it up a couple summers ago when I downloaded a Hoyle board games demo. I’ve only played a couple times IRL, but it’s fun, and I didn’t lose all the time. Since then I’ve reformatted and made the conscious decision to not reinstall that game. I waste too much time on the boards and playing Spider Solitaire, that I can’t handle any other games.