Me too, although where I play most it's called Tavli and is played as a mini tournament up to 7 points and in (usually) 3 variations,
http://www.bkgm.com/variants/Tavli.html . It's earned me a couple of ree meals and a few rather drunken evenings in Crete and a couple of local "champions" will no longer play against me due to my "luck" with the dice! My wife's a pretty good player too but only knows the Portes (much the same as the Western Backgammon) variant so doesn't get involved in the mini tournaments.
On the only long delay we've yet experienced on the way back, we spent about 6 hours playing and ended up with a small crowd watching! I also play against a friend for a penny a point, with stones in the home court being worth 1 point, the next 2, then 4 and finally 8. A backgammon doubles the stake. We don't use the doubling die though. After several years, I think there's about 10p difference in our winnings, with me the loser!
At home we have 3 full size boards, one rather nice one in assorted veneers, one cheaper "utility" set and an Athens Olympic commemorative set. We have a couple of smaller travel sets too, one very nice smooth veneered set and one rather tacky veneer and mother-of-pearl one (which was a gift from a beaten opponent). At the hotel we spend most time at in Crete, we have our own set - another cheepy utility example.
At almost every café over there, there's a continuous rattle of dice and clatter of stones, with several games going on, often with a cheering and jeering group of supporters. Usual stakes seem to be a pair of Greek coffees for the players but sometimes as high as a round for all involved in that game!
I can't believe that it took to post #28 to mention Downfall.
