Home›Race Games›Game PlayedBrowse ByGame PlayedFactsGame PlayedFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested3000 BCE 1Game PlayedFilter Results4 entriesNationalityAllDenmark (2)Finland (1)France (1)Israel (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Sweden (1)Turkey (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (4)Active EraAll1902 (1)1931 (1)1934 (2)1937 (2)1943 (2)1946 (3)1968 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (4)Mixed or Doubles (2)Team (2)CompetitionAllBermuda Bowl (2)World Backgammon Championship (4)Maximum PlayersAll4 (1)12 (1)Minimum PlayersAll2 (1)4 (1)Playing TimeAll10 (1)60 (1)Skill or LuckAllSkill (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBackgammonGame Played24 entriesBridgeGame Played4 entriesChessGame Played1 entryPokerGame Played2 entriesFAQsWhich competitors belong under this Race Games athlete category?Backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in backgammon, the race-and-capture board game played with dice, including backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level. Players of other abstract strategy or card games are grouped under their own categories.Sources1. Wikipedia: Backgammontier 2WikipediaBackgammon, Ancient history sectionQuote, Backgammon, Ancient history sectionThe history of board games can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archaeological discoveries of the Jiroft culture, in Iran, the world's oldest game set having been discovered in the region with equipment comprising a dumbbell-shaped board, counters and dice.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.