backgammon

To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various literary and pictorial sources. Greek poets and philosophers frequently attributed board games and children's activities to divine creations, symbolizing essential...

Christos Groutsos, a doctor from Trikala, a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, is the best backgammon (better known in Greece as tavli) player in the country. Groutsos has also gained international titles for his playing, as he became world...