Backgammon to bear off all of one's checkers, was also the same. Hitting a blot, reentering a piece from the bar, and bearing off, all followed the modern rules. The only differences with modern backgammon were the use of an extra die (three rather than two) and the starting of all pieces off the board (with them entering in the same way that pieces on the bar enter in modern backgammon). The name τάβλη is still used for backgammon in Greece, where it is frequently played in town plateias and cafes. The epigram of Zeno describes a particularly bad dice roll
Tim Holland (backgammon) Club" before he won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973. No championships were held in the years 1970 and 1971. He won the International Championship of Backgammon, played in London, England in 1966, 1972 & 1973. During the early 1970s, Holland averaged $60,000 per year in prize money from backgammon tournaments, not including his personal wagering. Following his championships, he was much in demand to teach game strategy. He wrote his first book, "Beginning Backgammon" in 1973. Holland followed it up with a volume for intermediate players titled, "Better Backgammon" in 1974,