Wealth Culture
America’s Best Backgammon Player Works at Goldman Sachs
And why the classic board game is more appealing than ever. Just ask Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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In the course of its recent resurgence, the ancient game of backgammon has excited all sorts of sporty elites.
Prominent fans include the hedge-fund analysts who treat it as a workout for both the mind and the adrenal glands—a speedy way to wager money playing the odds over and over again. (You can play a satisfying match in fewer than 15 minutes.)