Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Wonderful Game of Nardi

I have been picture tagged by Cody......

Here are the rUlEs....
Open your pIctUrE fOlDeR on your computer.
Pick the 6th FoLdEr.
Select the 6th pIcTuRe in that fOlDeR.
Post that PiCtUrE on your blog
......and the sTorY that goes along with the picture.
Tag 6 other people to do the same thing.
......and leave a cOmMenT on their blog/e-mail letting them know.


Better known in the states as "backgammon," Nardi is the national pastime of all Armenian men. All boys are initiated into manhood with a game of Nardi. Old men sit and play all day, shouting insults at one another and engaging in other "trash talk." On a fine day, you will see groups of men, young and old, gathered on almost every street corner engaged in a Nardi tournament. It was on such a fine day that we happened upon three men playing Nardi in a garden. Ah, Armenia.... I love you!

I tag:
1. Sharon
2. Lacey
3. Charlotte
4. Amber
5. Diane
6. Kandis