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Lewis Deyong is an professional backgammon player and author of the world famous

"Playboy's Book of Backgammon" (1977).

Backgammon

A world class player, Lewis Deyong organised some of the biggest backgammon

tournaments during the golden age of backgammon. He won the Champion of the City of

Paris (1974) and the Winner of the Phillip Morris International Tournaments in

Munich (1974).

Playboy and Hef

Playboy has been closely identified with backgammon ever since Hugh Hefner began

playing it with his guests at the Playboy mansions in Chicago and Los Angeles. Lewis

Deyong was a regular at the Playboy Mansion.

Tournaments

Lewis Deyong, along with the famous Prince Alexis Obolensky helped pioneer

tournament backgammon competitions, the most famous being "Eurogammon", played in

Monte Carlo, sponsored by Philip Morris in July 1976. This was the first backgammon

tournament played on CCTV in Europe.

Crawford and Jacoby

Lewis Deyong was a contempory of two of the most famous names in backgammon - Oswald

Jacoby and John Crawford.

Ladbrokes Backgammon

Lewis Deyong was a consultant for Ladbrokes developing their online backgammon

product.

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