Name/Title
In New YorkDescription
Gilbert Swan returns to backgammon, reflecting on the state of the fad and another up-and-coming board game, Camelot. Midway through he makes an interesting comment about the scope of backgammon’s popularity: “Backgammon has been taken up particularly by the society folk, being more fashionable — at least to date — than universally popular. It is being “done” almost everywhere among the “who’s who,” gradually gaining fans among the great ‘general public.’ This observation is in keeping with the tone and content of virtually every book, article, and illustration of the period.
None of this is to say backgammon didn’t enjoy increased popularity among the general public at the time, but the lack of evidence outside the “society pages” and elite publications does suggest that the real mania for the game occurred mostly among the very wealthy.Publication Details
Periodical
The Peninsula Times Tribune, CaliforniaDate Published
Feb 4, 1931Time Period
Modern BackgammonOther Names and Numbers
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Number Type
SequenceOther Number
1931_02_04
