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New World Backgammon Champion

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:37:23 -0500

Lars Trabolt of Denmark was crowned the 2008 World Backgammon Champion on Sunday, July 13, after defeating his Portuguese opponent Mario Sequieira at the final match of the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship. The 33rd World Backgammon Championship took place at the Farmont hotel in Monaco...

8th Greek Backgammon Federation Tournament Report

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:22:59 -0500

The 8th monthly backgammon tournament set by the Greek Backgammon Federation (GBgF) was won by Manos Mastorakis. It was the second victory for Mastorakis, who had also championed the 6th backgammon event in the series. George Klitsas, who won the second backgammon tournament, still rules the top pos...

Canadians Play Online Games Nude

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:04:33 -0500

The answers of over thousand residents of Canada to a poll about their online gaming habits show some interesting findings. In addition to outraging fact mentioned on the title, pointing that 23% of the Canadian aged 18-34 have admitted wearing their birthday suit for the occasion of playing online ...

Backgammon Player Caught Cheating

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:18:39 -0500

A Georgian backgammon player was caught using a manipulated dice, in which 5s have replaced the 2s. This catch happened on Sunday, June 22, 2008 on the last day of the Partouche Gammon Tour at the Casino Forges-les-Eaux in Normandy, France. According to suspicions, the player has been playing with t...

Beatles to Star in an Online Game?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:28:29 -0500

Financial Times reports that the Beatles reps are negotiating with the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The estimated desired result is millions dollar contract and the inclusion of the Beatles songs in an online game. If everything goes as planned, it will be the first time the Beatles catalo...

New Book on Online Games Culture

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:33:54 -0500

This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities is a new non-fiction book that reviews the online gaming culture in three different places across the continent: UK, South Korea and Iceland. The book, written by British game journalist Jim Rossignol, opens a window to unknown worlds such as the competiti...

Online Games Terms A-D

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:14:17 -0500

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Online Games Terms E-J

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:12:11 -0500

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Online Games Terms L-P

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:07:52 -0500

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Online Games Glossary

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:03:10 -0500

Online games newbies - or noobs - often feel as if they've landed in a foreign country with new rules, hostile welcoming and an entirely different language. For your convenience, Backgame presents an online games glossary with definitions to the most common terms and acronyms in online and vide...

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