Backgammon For Everyone will offer a 2-day workshop intended to orient early players to backgammon and improve play.
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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

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$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	Lecture: Play mechanics and etiquette Lecture: Basic Game Concepts One point match game play
12:45 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 PM	Lecture: Game Plans One point match game play Review of Game Positions and Q&A
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	Lecture: Introduction to the Cube Lecture: Cube Strategy and Tournament Play ​Game Play: 3-point matches with cube decisions
12:45 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 PM	Lecture: Online Play, Computer Programs and Resources for Further Learning Game Play with Match Play Orientation, 3-point matches
4:30 PM	Q&A ​Wrap-up
5:30 PM	Depart