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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 12, 1973 | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

...Prince Obolensky is overlooking a pool of highly experienced and talented backgammon players in not hiring retired U.S. Navymen to accompany Playboy bunnies and teach backgammon to "the masses" [Feb. 19]. The Navy's variation of backgammon, acey-deucey, is played extensively on board ships at sea by crusty senior petty officers and chief petty officers. They've even been known to wager "small sums" on the game's outcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 12, 1973 | 3/12/1973 | See Source »

...Findings: polar ice is generally about 12 ft. thick, although some ridges bulged down 50 ft. or more. Crew comforts were also measuring up: the sub's crew was treated to more than 30 movies, e.g., Katharine Hepburn in Desk Set, and cribbage, chess and acey-deucey tournaments were under way as the Nautilus headed toward history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: A Voyage of Importance | 8/18/1958 | See Source »

...said, and it was hopeless to try to get them out. The telephones were still working. Somebody called down: "Do you know what kinda fix you're in?" "Sure," they called back: "We know you can't get us out, but we got a helluva good acey-deucey game goin' down here right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Fightingest Ship | 9/28/1942 | See Source »

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