We held a mini 1 point tournament this week with easter eggs as the prizes! On Monday 14th April ten eager St Annes Backgammon Club players battled it out in our annual Easter tournament playing for the coveted packets of Cadbury Mini Eggs. 🥚🐣 In a two- group format, two players from each group emerged … Read more
News has been leaked from the UKBGF of a rule change in backgammon. UKBGF chair Roland Hitt-Blotts is rumoured to be announcing in coming days the addition of a controversial ‘third dice’ rule. In test scenarios the third dice rule has given players the option of rolling a third dice once at any point during … Read more
A good turn out saw a number of exciting matches played out. It was also nice to see new faces in the club – as season 5 draws to a close we welcome all comers to join us for season 6! Next club night is Monday 14th April 2025 at The Links pub, St Annes … Read more
Grandmasters go head to head! Our very own Oliver Squire is put to the test by Zdenek Zizka at the 2024 Merit Open.
Get into the Christmas Spirit and join us for another fun day of backgammon at the 5th Annual St Annes Backgammon Open. The event is being held on Saturday the 13th December 2025. Registration starts at 11:00am. Tournament starts at 11:30am. Register your interest by filling in the form below. Registration: £15 Entry Fee: £30 … Read more
Sarah started playing backgammon over 20 years ago when one of her neighbours introduced her to it. She then played with a friend every week for 5 years, neither of them having a strategy between them, they just went into battle! It was after joining St Annes Backgammon Club that she began to learn the … Read more
Winner: Rachel Rhodes Runner-up: Adrian Jones Consolation winner: David Wallbank Many congratulations! It was a most enjoyable day with 22 competitors travelling from far and wide. Thank you for making the effort. Many thanks to club members Sarah, Margaret, Robert and Oliver for helping the day run smoothly and making it so successful and to … Read more
It’s always great to have a sociable evening – with 16 members attending and also a few very welcome guests. We waved goodbye to Jarrad, and Jason finally managed to sell his board! We had some friendly matches, and a few league matches kicked off the new club season: Division 1 Graham 9 – 4 … Read more
Ian has been playing backgammon regularly since 2016, having learned the game as a young man when his parents brought home a wooden board and a ‘Backgammon for Beginners’ book from their holiday to Greece. Playing occasionally over the years Ian had always found the game both thrilling and fascinating, somewhat on a similar adrenalin … Read more
Here is a position. Money game, brown on roll, redoubles. Both brown and white have 12 checkers on the board. Was this a good redouble? Should white take or pass?
