Home›Race Games›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityNationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.FactsNationalityFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested3000 BCE 1NationalityFilter Results16 entriesGame PlayedAllBackgammon (11)Bridge (1)Chess (1)Poker (2)Active EraAll1902 (1)1931 (1)1934 (1)1937 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1968 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1995 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (10)Mixed or Doubles (1)Team (1)CompetitionAllBermuda Bowl (1)World Backgammon Championship (2)Area (sq km)All10,452 (1)22,072 (1)41,291 (1)43,094 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)338,455 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)450,295 (1)603,628 (1)632,702.3 (1)783,562 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,780,085 (1)9,866,632 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (5)Republic (10)Income GroupAllHigh (11)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (4)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1523 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1816 (1)1821 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1905 (1)1917 (1)1923 (1)1943 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (15)Yes (1)PopulationAll5,364,482 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)9,154,242 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,610,485 (1)32,283,000 (1)46,735,004 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)86,092,168 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16ArgentinaNationality1 entryDenmarkNationality3 entriesFinlandNationality1 entryFranceNationality1 entryIsraelNationality3 entriesItalyNationality2 entriesJapanNationality3 entriesLebanonNationality1 entryMexicoNationality1 entryNorwayNationality1 entrySwedenNationality1 entrySwitzerlandNationality1 entryTurkeyNationality1 entryUkraineNationality1 entryUnited KingdomNationality1 entryUnited StatesNationality10 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.