Since then Hefner has been planning the nuptials in between serving as hands-on editor of Playboy and entertaining family and friends at movie screenings and backgammon games.

之后，赫夫纳除了亲力亲为办好杂志、款待家人以及影视圈好友和西洋双陆棋棋友外，一直在筹划这场婚礼。

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Archaelogists in Iran have said they have uncovered what they believe is the world's oldest backgammon set, which could make the country the cradle of board games.

伊朗考古学家日前宣布，他们在伊朗东南部发掘出一个西洋双乐棋(又称十五子棋)棋盘，这是迄今为止世界上发现的最古老的西洋双乐棋盘，这一发现将很有可能使伊朗成为全世界棋盘游戏的发祥地。

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Coffee houses were a new institution in which men met together to talk, listen to poets and play games like chess and backgammon.

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Seeing entries for Monopoly, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit (three Parker Brothers' board games), I was immediately struck by the absence of chess and backgammon.

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