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Tim Holland, 79, Backgammon Champion, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:25 AM EDT
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excerpt:"Tim Holland, who was widely considered the world's greatest backgammon player during that ancient board game's modern heyday, in the 1960s and '70s, died on March 10 at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 79.

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

damn RIP Tim

I love backgammon - wrote about it here

do any of you play backgammon online?

    Reply#1 - Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:25 AM EDT
    Scott (Scoop) Butki

    Any other backgammon fans?

    Played it for a few hours online last nite.
    So good news: the game helps me relax
    bad news: maybe relax too much, too fast?

    That's right I fell asleep last nite midgame online

    the bad news: that happened last nite.
    The good news: I still won the game and did not run out the timer because I'd wake up enough to make a move, apologize to my annoyed opponent and fall back asleep.

      Reply#2 - Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:59 PM EDT
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