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Backgammon Games Sales Rise in 130%Backgammon games sales rise in 131% during the current Christmas shopping rush in the UK, and are expected to rise even further. Classic board games as backgammon, chess and dominoes are never out of fashion; not even in an era of flashy gadgets and extraordinary electricals, and especially when admired celebs are being documented playing their favorite board game.
The Daily Mail reports that backgammon is among the top three selling games at the John Lewis department store, with the mental and physical challenge of tipping tower (Jenga) and the classic game of kings. Dominoes and mahjong are also very popular this year, and so are skill card games such as canasta and bridge, which currently enjoys the highest growth in sales.
Celebrities Playing Board Games
Celebrities playing board games have probably contribute to their high demand. Demi Moore and Kelly Brook were blamed for Dominoes 56% rise in sales; while paparazzi photographs of Leonardo DiCaprio playing backgammon in a Los Angeles bar. In chess it was Magnus Carlsen, the 20 years old Norwegian grandmaster, who crossed the lines to take part in a fashion campaign of G-Star.
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