In the course of its recent resurgence, the ancient game of backgammon has excited all sorts of sporty elites. Prominent fans include the hedge-fund analysts who treat it as a workout for both the ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. One could argue that backgammon, a board game with roots going back to ...

Alexandra Llewellyn fell in love with backgammon at the age of 9 on a trip to Cairo with her step-grandfather. Later in life, after training as a fine artist, she made that game—and many more—her ...

In late spring, while spending a long, rainy weekend at a friend’s mid-century home on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, I found myself—for the first time in years—engrossed in a game of backgammon ...