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The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 6:05 p.m.

In Response To: The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge (ah_clem)

I'm not sure I can articulate my stereotype of the typical New Yorker reader succinctly, but I'll give it a try. The portrait of Falafel one the one hand romanticizes and glamorizes his lifestyle, while on the other hand subtly reassuring the reader that the reader would never actually want to be in Falafel's shoes, and that the middle-class American lifestyle is ultimately the best one.

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• The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
  Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 5:39 p.m.
  • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
    Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 6:54 p.m.
    • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
      Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 5:00 a.m.
      • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 6:25 a.m.
    • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
      lenny -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 7:30 a.m.
  • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
    Joe Russell -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 6:15 a.m.
  • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 10:51 a.m.
    • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 1:29 a.m.
      • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 2:53 p.m.
        • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 4:52 p.m.
      • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
        ah_clem -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 5:07 p.m.
        • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
          Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 6:05 p.m.
  • Great exposure for backgammon
    Gyl S -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 7:39 p.m.
    • Great exposure for backgammon
      Bill Riles -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 10:04 p.m.
      • Great exposure for backgammon
        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 10 May 2013, at 2:34 a.m.
        • Great exposure for backgammon
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 10 May 2013, at 4:14 a.m.
          • Great exposure for backgammon
            Wolf -- Tuesday, 4 June 2013, at 9:22 p.m.
        • Great exposure for backgammon
          Bill Finneran -- Friday, 10 May 2013, at 12:31 p.m.
        • Great exposure for backgammon
          6stones -- Friday, 10 May 2013, at 1:29 p.m.
        • Great exposure for backgammon
          capecodbob63 -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 9:15 p.m.
    • Great exposure for backgammon
      Art Grater -- Friday, 10 May 2013, at 12:47 a.m.
  • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
    Nick Kravitz -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 4:16 p.m.
    • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
      AdamStocks -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 8:14 p.m.
      • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
        AdamStocks -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 8:15 p.m.
      • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
        Nick Kravitz -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 9:01 p.m.
        • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
          AdamStocks -- Tuesday, 14 May 2013, at 10:12 p.m.
        • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 15 May 2013, at 6:10 a.m.
          • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
            konstantin -- Wednesday, 15 May 2013, at 6:36 p.m.
            • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 17 May 2013, at 2:46 p.m.
            • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 17 May 2013, at 2:51 p.m.
              • Blindfold chess/backgammon
                Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 18 May 2013, at 3:06 a.m.
                • Blindfold chess/backgammon
                  Jake Jacobs -- Saturday, 18 May 2013, at 3:49 a.m.
                  • Blindfold chess/backgammon
                    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 18 May 2013, at 6:04 p.m.
    • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
      Art Grater -- Wednesday, 15 May 2013, at 1:50 a.m.
  • The Chaos of the Dice -- A Backgammon Hustler's Quest to Gain an Edge
    Douglas Zare -- Monday, 20 May 2013, at 5:44 a.m.