Backgammon seems more in vogue these days globally—from a proliferation of top-flight international events, to pub tournaments, to social games nights in members’ clubs. It is refreshing to see that Britain, although slightly late to the party in some ways, has finally arrived with gusto.
The UK is hosting the first ever World Backgammon Federation Championships in Earls Court in late August. And just a few short weeks ago, Anglo-American Jason Pack came in second at the World Championships of Backgammon—equalling the performance of another Anglo-American, Joe Dwek at the 1981 World Championships. (John Simon, a British national, also came second in 1992, but it appears he had elected to be considered a Hong Kong player, despite some misreporting on this point in various lists of Finals matches.)
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