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Sion Edwards
6 hours ago1 min read
The third leg
The home of Backgammon in Ealing Recent blogs on what makes a great club member and the brilliant crew behind the scenes that make it...
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Sion Edwards
Feb 263 min read
What does a great club member look like?
AI really has no clue what backgammon or great look like... Following on from last week's blog about there being no secret to why BGiE...
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Sion Edwards
Feb 202 min read
Is there a secret to how BGiE hosted a record 48 players this week?
The BGiE crew that make it all happen As a tournament director, it's never easy to predict how many players are going to turn out for a...
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Sion Edwards
Feb 132 min read
The return of the classic Swiss... and more
If you've not been recently, why not do like Andre, Florin and Dan who've made it their new year's resolution to play more backgammon at...
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Sion Edwards
Feb 61 min read
Just when you thought you were on top of all your matches....
Yas implores Merzad to get on with her Ealing Cup first round match. The deadline is Valentine's Day, which is next Friday for the...
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Sion Edwards
Feb 12 min read
Guess who came out on top at the first Ealing Invitational?
Would it be Gavin, who topped the Ealing ladder in 2024, or Tom the reigning Ealing Annual Tournament champion? There was a definite buzz...
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BGiE
Jan 82 min read
Ealing Conquers Time!*
Ilias, Graham, Neculai, Martin, Larry, Mike, Michael, Max, Roubina, Emin, Alec, Cihan, Gavin, Andy (*well, the Greenwich Mean Timers at...
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BGiE
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Is there a Xmas carol trying to get out?
The 'ten lords a-leaping' - and more Apparently " The Twelve Days of Christmas" first appeared in an illustrated children's book, Mirth...
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BGiE
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Great things keep on happening - right up to the end of our playing season!
There was an early influx of festive attire, with Steve (pictured right) and Sion reminding everyone that next week's club night is 'wear...
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Sion Edwards
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Christmas approaches - and we're celebrating!
Monday the 16th of December is our last club night of the year and to celebrate there will be a free Chistmas drink and nibbles for...
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Sion Edwards
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Just happened and soon to happen
Our 1 day tournament a couple of weekends ago resulted in two really deserving winners - Tom O'Connor (pictured on the right in the...
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Sion Edwards
Nov 22, 20242 min read
What you said & what we're doing about it....
You'll probably remember that back in September we surveyed players on  what they love about BGiE and what they'd like to see more of or...
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gavinanderson67
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Yet more useful info! - side pools, food, and more...
26 people turned up for Monday night's tournament - most of them came to the right venue😉 , and many had questions about our new side...
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BGiE
Aug 31, 20242 min read
Monday nights are about to get more splashy…..
Some big news from BGiE - from next Monday we will be offering 4 completely separate side pools (not to be confused with swimming pools.)...
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BGiE
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Hair of the dog...
The UK Open finished yesterday - and we had 4 players come straight back from there to play in our club night last night. You might say...
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Sion Edwards
Aug 20, 20242 min read
You can't have your cake and eat it... and jam tomorrow? Really?
This week saw BGiE officially take up residence at The Rose & Crown, W5. To celebrate there were drinks on the club, cake (thanks Jimmy),...
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BGiE
Aug 15, 20241 min read
When does a winning streak become a rout?
On Monday, the hottest day of the year and the night we tried the Rose & Crown out as our possible new club venue, Valérie (playing on...
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BGiE
Aug 8, 20241 min read
Henry signs off on a winning streak
Well the World Championship is over and we have a new champion - Johan Moazed from Sweden. Shino's run was a good one, getting to play...
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BGiE
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Mere mortals and Monte Carlo
The world championship is well underway in Monte Carlo and it's great to be able to report that Shino has won his first 3 matches and so...
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BGiE
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Champions and championships
It's the season for big championships - last weekend was the UK clubs championship in York, where Ealing managed a respectable last 8...
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