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The 2018 US Backgammon Open

April 11-15

Las Vegas, NV

 
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Neal

Barrington, Illinois

A lot of brain power and a lot of guts and nerve
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Candace

Los Angeles, California

Steam is coming out of ears; his face is apoplectic
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Karsten

Køge, Denmark

Backgammon is the cruelest game in the world

In April 2018, over 200 people from all around the world descended upon the Flamingo Hotel to participate in the US World Backgammon Tournament.

They came with their boards, checkers, and die, with friends and family and one goal in mind: to play one of the oldest games in human history non-stop for the next 4 days.

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Leyla

Russia

Sometimes they change after one role
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Kenji

Tokyo, Japan

Sometimes the luck doesn't help
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Bill

Houston, Texas

It's over 5000 years old and it's survived those years and survives today.

 
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Larry

Connecticut

That's not gonna happen in chess
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Ross

Milford, Connecticut

I think it’s a sickness
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Sebastien

Cambridge, UK

A brilliant community of people

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