bearoffMore than a game
The ideas, feelings and little observations that come from playing.
Slow down: backgammon for mindfulness
Doing one thing at a time, in a day that keeps asking you to do several. The quietest reason to play.
Why We Get Competitive With Our Friends
Why do friendly games bring out our competitive side? A look at social comparison, and why we love beating our friends.
What backgammon can teach you about patience
Rolls you can't hurry, positions that take a few turns to build, and a friend's move worth waiting for.
Grown-ups still play. We just call it something else.
Crosswords, pub quizzes, a card game at Christmas: we never stopped playing, we just stopped calling it that.
What is asynchronous gaming? A simple guide
Playing the same game together at different times, and why it suits people whose schedules do not line up.
Why you do not need an hour to play backgammon
How long a game actually takes, and why the answer stops mattering once you can put it down.
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