Backgammon For Everyone will offer a 2-day workshop intended to orient early players to backgammon and improve play.
The workshop is intended for all ages, new and early players, friends and family, and novices and advanced novices who want to move up to intermediate/advanced play. Participants should know the basic rules of the game before attending.
Bringing a board is not required, but you are encouraged to bring your board if it is at least 16 inches or larger.
Participation includes USBGF membership.
Novice tournament:
There will be a stand alone Novice tournament on Saturday evening at 6:00. Participants will include workshop and any non-workshop novices. The format will be determined by the number of people participating and the time available.
Registration Fees:
Contact:
The workshop is intended for all ages, new and early players, friends and family, and novices and advanced novices who want to move up to intermediate/advanced play. Participants should know the basic rules of the game before attending.
Bringing a board is not required, but you are encouraged to bring your board if it is at least 16 inches or larger.
Participation includes USBGF membership.
Novice tournament:
There will be a stand alone Novice tournament on Saturday evening at 6:00. Participants will include workshop and any non-workshop novices. The format will be determined by the number of people participating and the time available.
Registration Fees:
- Workshop & Tournament: $150
- Tournament Only: $40 | Saturday, August 19 | 6:00 PM
- Also note that the $100 tournament registration fee does not apply to novices.
Contact:
- Julius High: Julius@usbgf.org, 913-608-0048
- Tom Jayne: drtjayne@yahoo.com, 540-241-4436
$150 Registration Fee Includes:
- USBGF membership
- Entry fee to Novice tournament on Saturday evening
- Proper play and etiquette
- Backgammonese, the language of Backgammon
- Backgammon is War, military concepts and analogies
- Game plans
- Cube introduction and use
- Match score awareness and strategy
- Printed lecture information and resources to further your journey into learning the amazing game of backgammon.
Saturday, August 19th
Time |
Event |
8:45 AM |
Registration Opens (pre-registration online is highly encouraged) |
9:30 AM |
Introduction |
9:45 AM |
|
12:45 PM |
Lunch Break |
2:00 PM |
|
4:45 PM |
Dinner Break |
6:00 PM |
Novice Tournament Format to be determined based on number of attendees. |
Sunday, August 20th
Time |
Event |
9:30 AM |
|
12:45 PM |
Lunch Break |
2:00 PM |
|
4:30 PM |
|
5:30 PM |
Depart |