Sanford Backgammon Club

Ready to test your backgammon skills in a friendly competition? It's our club's first backgammon tournament!

There is no entry fee! And therefore no prize money. The winner will get a medal and bragging rights for 3 months, until we do this again.

Due to time limitations, the tournament will be single elimination matches. Whether those matches will be 5-, 7-, or 9- point matches will depend on the turnout. You will need to know how the doubling cube works, and what the Crawford rule is.

In the likely event that we don't have a perfect bracket of exactly 4, 8, or 16 players, some players will receive byes. But this will be done in an equitable fashion: players who get byes will be penalized points in future matches, to make sure all players have the same chance of winning. This will be explained in detail at the event.

Please be prompt. Those who are not present at 6:00 will not play, since we need to pick and fill the bracket depending on turnout, and play multiple rounds to determine a champion.

Please bring your board. Pencil and paper for keeping score will be provided.

Full rules and regulations will be handed out and explained at the event. Decisions of the tournament director will be well-intentioned and final.

We hope you will join us!

Hello! Join us for an evening of backgammon on Wednesday. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your backgammon journey, this event is the great opportunity to test your strategic skills and meet new people.

Please bring your own backgammon board.

Do you want to learn how to play backgammon? Do you already know how to play, but feel a little rusty? Do you want to learn some finer points to improve your game? Do you want to know what that funny "2 4 8 16 32 64" cube is all about? This is your chance!

Come play with a patient expert, who can assess your game, and make some suggestions on how to improve it.

Possible topics include rules of the game, general opening strategy, specific opening moves and opening responses, different types of games (mutual holding games, one-way holding games, running games, back games), different types of structures (anchors, blitzing positions, priming positions), counting (pips, crossovers), endgame techniques, the doubling cube, and match play.

If you are interested, but can't make this day and time, message me and we can schedule something more convenient for you.

Join us for an evening of backgammon on Wednesday. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your backgammon journey, this event is the great opportunity to test your strategic skills and meet new people.

Please bring your backgammon board.