Unfortunately, the Covid-19 better known as Coronavirus has also arrived in Northern Cyprus. To protect the health of our players, all we can do is cancel the Backgammon tournament. At this time the borders of Northern Cyprus have also been closed for people from many European countries. We are very sorry, but there is nothing else we can do. Thanks for understanding Marco Fornasir – WBF General Secretary March 10/2020
I was shocked to find that the Shesh Besh game is not described anywhere on the Web, or in the rec.games.backgammon FAQ. Shesh-Besh is the most popular game in all Middle East countries. It seems to be of Turkish origin. It is almost identical to backgammon, but without the doubling cube, and with some additional small differences. These differences are worth pointing out because they make it a bit hard for us Middle Easterners to play on-line, or use backgammon...
As I wandered through the playing hall at the World Championships at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco I calculated that there must have been close to 40 backgammon matches going on, but one clearly stood out from the rest: there was a big swarm of people around the table. It was clearly a big match and one of the competitors was clearly larger-than-life. It was Falafel Natanzon (known simply as Falafel) is one of the most famous backgammon players in...
Katgammon Baffle Box Baffle box or scrambler is a small tower through which players drop their dice to randomize a roll, the dice go through and bounce inside a net of clear rods as they fall through the box. It’s an alternative for the shaking cups used in modern backgammon, and can be made of different materials such as wood, plastic, Plexiglas, etc. Nowadays, more and more players tend to use a BB, as it is more practical and quicker than...
