Backgammon for all Seasons...

There seems to be a lot of buzz about backgammon these days – maybe because Father’s Day is on the horizon. Still one of the best-selling oomph pieces, the popularity of our backgammon table continues to surprise us as it is ordered and shipped around the world. Cartier’s – the iconic jeweler, thought it was pretty special too! They called us to borrow a backgammon table to launch their new men’s watch. We were pretty excited about it and, of course, raced to the rescue with a table for the event. We can’t wait to see the results! Stay tuned for pictures.

We knew backgammon was an ancient game, dating back some five thousand years to Mesopotamia. In the 1920s, Sir Leonard Woolley, a British archaeologist, excavated the Biblical home of Abraham. In the royal cemetery he found game boards bearing a resemblance to our backgammon boards of today. . . Roll the tape forward.

We made a discovery too! Backgammon is an incredibly popular game to quite a few Hollywood types. We thought it might be fun to share a few photographs of some backgammon fans you may recognize enjoying games with family and friends. See if you can identify everyone in the pictures below - answers are revealed at the end. Have fun!

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Large Image - Cary Grant and Randolph Scott - Roommates playing at their Hollywood home. 1. Charlize Theron on a movie set. 2. Lelie Howard and Norma Shearer. 3. Burns and Allen 4. Dan Aykroyd in "Trading Places" 5. Glenn Close. 6. Lucy Ball. 7. Mick Jaeger and Jerry Hall. 8. Leonardo DiCaprio. 9. Walter Huston and Paul Newman. 10. Charles Coburn in "Road to Singapore". 11. Cole Porter. 12. Joan Crawford at home. 13. Harpo and Zeppo Marx. 14. Judy Garland watches Humphrey Bogart and Ava Gardner. Visit our Backgammon Mania Pinterest Board for more fun images.