About this episode
<p>It brings strangers together. It teaches probability, strategy, and emotional control. It has even helped N.F.L. teams win the Super Bowl. Stephen Dubner explores why this ancient game is having a renaissance. (Part two of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/we-are-all-gamers-now/" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Are All Gamers Now.</a>”)<br> </p> <ul> <li><strong>SOURCES:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nycbackgammon.club/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Remington Davenport</a>, founder of NYC Backgammon Club.</li> <li><a href="https://frankfrigo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Frigo</a>, game strategy expert & two-time world backgammon champion.</li> <li><a href="https://www.bkgm.com/articles/Simborg/zMochy/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Masayuki "Mochy" Mochizuki</a>, professional backgammon player.</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-brockmann-olsen-71456349/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc Olsen</a>, C.E.O. of Backgammon Galaxy.</li> <li><a href="https://www.backgammonchronicles.com/about-the-author" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robert Wachtel</a>, author and professional backgammon player.</li> </ul></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4xGkh1R" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Backgammon Chronicles: A Pro's Adventures on Tour Volume 1</i></a><i>, </i>by Robert Wachtel (2019).</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Game-until-End-Analysis-Generation/dp/0989549658" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>In the Game Until the End</i></a><i>, by Robert Wachtel (</i>1993)</li> <li>"<a href="https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1930-09-06/flipbook/015/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tric Trac, Clic Clac</a>," (<i>The New Yorker, </i>1930).</li> </ul></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>