As Above, Golf Below

If gambling was an ice-cream parlor, with each flavor a different punt, one of my favorites has got to be golf. I attribute this delicious love affair to my personal preference for the game, and my previous experience as a financials trader. I love to eat it up all weekend, starting on Thursdays,...

Sunday Apr 01, 2007

published 523 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 4

Conversation With Peter Hallberg

Thor Henrykson: Thanks for agreeing to spend a little time chatting with us. How is your backgammon game these days? Are you still discovering and learning new aspects of the game? Peter Hallberg: To start with, I will give you a short introduction to my backgammon career. I became a semipro...

Thursday Feb 01, 2007

published 582 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 2

Spanish News

Good news for poker in spain Unlike the repressive and monopolistic regimes in the United States, France, and Germany, the government in Madrid has decided that regulating and licensing online gaming companies is the best course of action. Following the progressive UK and Italian models for...

Thursday Feb 01, 2007

published 582 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 4, Number 2

Backgammon: How to Play

Object of the Game Simply put, the object of backgammon is to migrate your 15 checkers around and off the board with a series of dice rolls. The first player to do so wins the match. Although the object of the game is quite simple, the game has extremely deep strategic elements. The more one...

Friday Dec 01, 2006

published 644 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 11

Backgammon Corner

Many of us have played no-limit hold'em poker, and many of us also have played backgammon. After playing both games, it quickly becomes evident that although very different, both of these games have an undeniable similarity and feel to them. The more you play, the more it seems that you are...

Wednesday Nov 01, 2006

published 674 days ago in
Card Player Europe Magazine Volume 3, Number 10

Backgammon: A Brief History of an Ancient Game

At about 5,000 years old, backgammon is arguably the oldest board game in the world. Because it is so ancient, the exact facts concerning the origins of the game are mysterious and often left to speculation. However, the common conception is that backgammon was born in the cradle of human...

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