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Backgammon and Valentine's DayValentine's Day is a corny yet unavoidable opportunity to look on the relation between love and backgammon, and not necessarily in the means of love is like backgammon, you roll the dice and take your chances or something, but more like: do people actually meet through online backgammon rooms? should you lose on purpose for the sake of matrimonial reconciliation? and so on.
The answer to the first question is yes. At least one couple did: Brit' Gal in the USA would not have crossed ocean unless she had randomly chosen to play her Okie hubster to be instead of the other thousands players in MSN backgammon room. Anyhow, read her Valentine's post if you don't believe it is real.
A backgammon board may not be the most appropriate Valentine's Day gift (backgammon gifts are for Father's Day), yet backgammon had turned out to be a recommended Valentine's Day, especially due to the zeitgeist forcing us fiscal restraint. The headmistress and zookeeper who runs the Common Room blog offers to celebrate the traditional lovers' holiday (or any other bonding occasion) at the nearest Laundromat: you, your Valentine, a backgammon board and a pile of dirty garments. How many backgammon games can you play until your clothes are washed, wrung and folded? Divine Caroline suggests organizing an imaginary beach picnic at home with a backgammon board for entertainment, sunscreen and a straw hat for decoration, and the trinity of bread, cheese and wine for nourishment.
And finally, should you make an exceptional effort to lose? And what should you do if your Valentine is not only a cutthroat competitive type, but he/she are also superior backgammon players who constantly finish with the upper hand? In the latter case, the relationship experts from the New York Times Style Department recommend on using a crooked dice and/or on betting on each other, so even when you lose – you win.
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