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Backgammon in art

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 10 October 2023, at 8:37 p.m.

In Response To: Backgammon in art (Timothy Chow)

One of my projects I know will never happen and I know other people have at one point or another had a go at are references to backgammon in art where art is not only art history but movies, tv, etc...

When I was in France this past summer one of the castles I revisited was the castle at Azay-le-Rideau which is a castle from the 1500s in the Loire Valley. I was staying in Tours at the time which is where I spent a semester in college. There are many day trips from Tours to such places being within' 30 minutes in any direction.

In one of the rooms I found a backgammon board. We weren't allowed to enter the room for closer inspection of course so I took a couple photos. (even though there was nobody else at that time in that part of the castle and I could have easily walked up there). You can see the room here and check out the backgammon board as up close and personal as I could get in this photo.

One of my many pet peeves is when a game like backgammon or chess is shown and the board isn't set up properly where properly means a reasonably valid/legal position.

Stick

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