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New VIP Club for Online Backgammon Players

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:52:49 -0500

The online backgammon website Play65 has announced launching a new VIP Club and a gift shop for its loyal players. The club, simply named Play65 VIP Club, enables all players to gather points while playing backgammon for money The most active players are invited to the VIP Club, where their points c...

Blind Player wins Backgammon Championship

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:31:59 -0500

Can you play backgammon with your eyes shut? Eric Westbrook, a registered blind of Longford, Coventry who had recently won “The World’s End” event at the BIBA World Championship, had proved that a blind can not only play but even win. To play backgammon, he was assisted by his coll...

Pre World Backgammon Championship Tournament in France

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:36:42 -0500

The Worldwide Backgammon Federation (WBF), known for its spring Velden Open and European Backgammon Championships, has introduced the 1st Menton Backgammon Open. The new international backgammon event was set to precede the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship, opening on Wednesday, July 7 2010...

New Backgammon Quiz in the Memory of Howard Ring

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:58:31 -0500

The US Backgammon Federation (USBGF) has launched the first Howard Ring Memorial Quiz, at the Los Angeles Open held on the June 11-13 weekend in Van Nuys, California. The backgammon quiz, planned to be an annual tradition, is named after Howard Ring, one of the most notable figures in American backg...

Rage and Fury at the 2010 WSOB Shootout

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:20:18 -0600

The closing event of the World Series of Backgammon Season III, the WSOB Shootout, ended last Sunday at the Adam St. Club after handful of controversies, at least one shattered clock, an alleged death threat and the victory of UK-based Japanese backgammon player Kazurhiro Shino. The latter had won $...

Online Backgammon Qualifiers for Nordic Open

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:14:44 -0600

The online skill games network GameAccount is running qualifiers for the Nordic Open backgammon tournament, to be held on 2010 Easter Weekend in Copenhagen. GameAccount Nordic Open qualifiers have begun on January 25 and will continue until March 22, a week before the opening of the 22nd Nordic Open...

Online Backgammon News January 2010

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:34:14 -0600

The online backgammon platform Dice Arena is running qualifiers for the WSOB Shootout, the final round of the World Series of Backgammon Season III to take place on February 6-7, 2009 at the Adam Street Club in London. The qualifiers for the cheap (€55) seats will take place every night at 20:0...

Backgammon and 99 More Games on Nintendo DS

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:37:16 -0600

Backgammon is one of the 100 All Time Favorites, a new collection of classic games for multi and single player use developed by the Indian branch of Ubisoft for Nintendo DS. Other games include cards classics such as poker and solitaire, board games like chess and checkers and variety of puzzles. Th...

Online Backgammon News December 2009

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:23:07 -0600

Intralot, normally focusing on lotteries and sports betting, is planning to take over online backgammon too. The Greek company has acquired 35% of the American CyberArts, which provides poker, backgammon, and casino games platforms to several gaming sites around Europe. This acquisition is only the ...

Online Backgammon News

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:06:25 -0600

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