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Article #273Re: Playing Backgammon is a SIN ! ! ! !
From: Michael Sullivan
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:00
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:00
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Matt Senecal <mwsenecal@yahoo.com> wrote: > I seem to recall reading that during the middle ages the Church > decreed that of all games that involved chance, backgammon was the > least offensive to God as it required the most brainpower. I think it's the gambling or frivolity element that gets people. At various times in various cultures, chess and go have been considered sinful, wasteful or whatever -- those require just as much brainpower as BG, with no chance element at all. Michael
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