Let’s Go Back to the Future to Reinvigorate the Backgammon World Championships
Jason Pack addresses recent proposals on the future of the Backgammon World Championships and suggests some alternative solutions to make Backgammon great again.
It’s Time to Beat Putin at Poker and Call His Bluff
The West must understand the high-stakes game Russia is engaging in, and use calculated aggression to expose the Kremlin's weak hand.
Why Putin Is Playing Poker, Not Chess
Russia and the West are now at war. And the delicate dance leading to conflict between nuclear powers is a form of poker, not chess.
A personal vantage point on the gamble of the Abraham Accords: Dubai’s first international backgammon championship
It has been a little over a year since the UAE and Israel inked their historic Abraham Accords. Separately from those accords, much has changed in the global political climate.
Greek VICE News Backgammon Interview with Jason Pack
Jason Pack was interviewed by Greek VICE News following his 2018 Backgammon World Championship first-place results in the Doubles Tournament and the Belair Team Tournament.
The online gambling industry would have preferred Clinton over Trump
YogoNet interviews Jason Pack about the Trump effect on global gaming.
Georgia and the Caucasus: Europe or Asia?
Is the Republic of Georgia, and the Caucasus region in general, a part of Europe or a part of Asia? As a means to solve this eternal question, Jason Pack and Jennifer Sagal went to Georgia to participate in the first international backgammon tournament for journalists, and to examine the debate…
Lars Trabolt vs. Slava Pryadkin World Championship Final Part 3: The Art of Seizing the Moment
Jason Pack covers and analyses Lars Trabolt and Slava Pryadkin’s 2013 World Backgammon Championship finals match.
Genius and Grace in Monte Carlo: Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Akiko, and a Crash Course in Three-Roll Endings
Jason Pack’s article in the September/October edition of Prime Time Backgammon highlights the amazing performance of Akiko in winning the 2014 World Championships…
Lars Trabolt vs. Slava Pryadkin World Championship Final Part 2: How to Give a Gammonish Recube
Lars Trabolt vs. Slava Pryadkin World Championship Final Part 2: How to Give a Gammonish Recube
Introduction to the 2014 Ides of March Cambridge Invitational Tournament
Jason Pack introduces the 2014 Ides of March Cambridge Invitational Tournament of Backgammon
Lars Trabolt vs. Slava Pryadkin World Championship Final, Part 1: Limiting Gammonish Volatility
The first part of a four part series where Jason Pack covers the final match of the Backgammon World Championship…
Petko vs. Lars: the Semi-Final of the World Cup of Backgammon analyzed
Jason Pack analyses the 2013 Petko Kostadinov vs. Lars Trabolt match, the Semi-Final of the World Backgammon Championship
The 2013 London Open and Why the Giants Keep Winning
Jason Pack talks us through the 2013 London Open and investigates why the ‘Giants’ who attended the up and coming backgammon tournament - Raj Jansari, Julian Fetterlein, and Carlo Melzi - stand so tall above the rest…
Playing on for Gammon in Albion: The 2013 British Open Final
After winning the 2013 British Open of Backgammon, Jason Pack decided to try his hand at writing Backgammon articles, commenting on the psychology of the game, the influence of technology, analyzing various cube decisions, and various other themes. In his first article on backgammon, he explores what makes the game as much an art as a science…