Backgammon Players?
By Sid • Mar 28th, 2008 • Category: PostsI had this chess set as a kid. It was a simple foldable one, with a metal board and magnetic pieces. In the reverse, it had a backgammon board. I learnt the basics of the game, but chess continued to hold more attraction for me. That my brother went on to study the game and proceeded to beat me hollow is another story.
There appears to be a fair amount of history behind backgammon. Did you know that the ancient Egyptian game of senet greatly resembled backgammon and its moves were controlled by moves of the dice. Now you’ll probably say, "so is snakes and ladders my man", to which I would reply "but the board used in this game, looked quite similar to a backgammon board and had the same token structure too!", at which point you would murmur something intelligible and continue reading.
So thats that. But what prompted me write this post? Apparently, BackgammonMasters have applied for a Guiness Gamer World Record for the farthest toss of dice on backgammon board. Sounds interesting and perhaps even something one could try for a lark, however giant dice and a spare helicopter may be a bit of an issue. Confused? Read the press release below:
Backgammon Masters online game operator has applied for a Guinness Gamer World Record in farthest backgammon dice toss. The purpose of the event to announce and promote Backgammon Masters Backgammon Freeroll tournaments held every Tuesday and Friday at http://www.backgammonmasters.com . The plan is to toss 2 backgammon dice out of a helicopter 200-300 ft. up in the sky onto a 1 acre-sized gigantic backgammon board-shaped field in a HUGE backgammon tournament, and huge here refers to the size of the playing field and dice, checkers and the event itself.
In the tournament, 2 well-known world backgammon champions will play a full match on the huge acre-sized field using a helicopter to toss the dice and a staff to move the checkers communicating with walkie talkies. The size of checkers to be used is 3 feet in diameter. The winner will get to keep the dice which are valued at 1,000 Euro. The backgammon dice are custom made out of a special inflatable material to withstand the impact of the fall.
Backgammon Masters has been advising with famous pilot expeditioner Quentin Smith who has crossed dessert and reached Arctic territories in extreme conditions and is an expert regarding the best locations, regulations and helicopter safety measures for such an event.
In addition, Backgammon Master’s is planning Guinness Book of World Records will be invited to the event where Special event tickets will be sold to the event and all proceeds will go to charity.
BackgammonMasters also offers Poker and 21 Blackjack games in an All-in-One Game Lobby with Live Customer Support.
Learn more about BGM Blackjack and Poker by visiting:
http://www.backgammonmasters.com/blackjack.html
http://www.backgammonmasters.com/poker.html
Released by http://www.gammonish.com source for backgammon news and
information. For further information about 21 Blackjack and Poker see:
http://www.gammonish.com/blackjack.html
http://www.gammonish.com/poker.html
Reminds me of the time I got really caught up with blackjack, on the computer of course.
- Sid
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Sid is a self confessed food addict who likes cooking, writing and photography... and travel, if it gets him closer to a good book and interesting food.
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Ha! When I used to play (rather well!) the dice were not allowed to land off the board. If they did, one’s opponent gained the throw. Come on, it’s not really cricket is it?
Sid, can we have some smileys on this board please? And larger font, this one makes me squint.
Vinny, I will reply to you soon!
Toni.