Title: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: usrlocal on July 23, 2014, 05:32:01 pm This New Yorker story (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/13/the-chaos-of-the-dice?utm_source=tny&utm_campaign=generalsocial&utm_medium=facebook&mbid=social_facebook) is chock full of awesome.
Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: anarchy on July 23, 2014, 06:01:35 pm Cool story. Kind of an odd guy.
Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: usrlocal on July 23, 2014, 06:03:42 pm Cool story. Kind of an odd guy. By necessity. I mean, have you *ever* pondered the existence of a backgammon world champion? I haven't. Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: Shauneroo on July 26, 2014, 04:54:34 pm I had a couple of friends who liked to play Backgammon whilst imbibing copious amounts of nose candy.
I don't think it made them better players, but they certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: usrlocal on July 26, 2014, 04:55:39 pm I never realized Backgammon was so....louche.
I must explore this further. Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: Calandale on July 26, 2014, 04:56:55 pm I would tolerate euros where there were LARPers, so I could enjoy the eye candy.
It definitely didn't improve my playing. Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: Shauneroo on July 26, 2014, 05:08:16 pm I would tolerate euros where there were LARPers, so I could enjoy the eye candy. It definitely didn't improve my playing. I don't think they ever tried to take it through their eyes, although they were brothers who simply disappeared a few years ago, so **** knows what they've tried since then. Title: Re: Meet Falafel, the world's top ranked backgammon player Post by: Calandale on July 26, 2014, 05:09:17 pm They didn't let me close enough to sniff them. |