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Study Corner Or Study Cornucopia?
or is it a plethora...? We've been running our weekly 'Study Corner' for two years now, and in that time we've amassed quite a collection...
gavinanderson67
2 hours ago1 min read
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Don't count your chickens 'til the fat lady sings
The fat lady singing and counting Mrs Malaprop is rightly famous for being the pineapple of using a wrong word with a sound resembling...
Sion Edwards
5 days ago2 min read
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Do we have a saint in the making?
Picture the scene - a man with his face supernaturally lit, a mother and child looking on reverentially, as he ritually cleans a sacred...
Sion Edwards
Apr 112 min read
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The promise of yet more backgammon
Time flies and the seasons change. This Monday saw the first club night match played outdoors in 2025. I can confirm that Gulcin and...
Sion Edwards
Apr 32 min read
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Will you join the team and help us become the Club champions?
The BGiE team in York last year - we got knocked out in the quarter finals It's 4 months until the UK Clubs Championship takes place in...
Sion Edwards
Mar 281 min read
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What a lot we've played!
Stephen Booth wins the first of our new trophies Over the past 5 days we've run the Spring Tournament, a regular Monday club night and...
Sion Edwards
Mar 201 min read
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It's trophy time!
The BGiE trophies up for grabs in 2025 Trophy - from the Greek tropē, meaning a rout. A memorial you put up of something left behind by...
Sion Edwards
Mar 131 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Mar 61 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Feb 263 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Feb 202 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Feb 132 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Feb 61 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Feb 12 min read
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Ealing Conquers Time!*
Ilias, Graham, Neculai, Martin, Larry, Mike, Michael, Max, Roubina, Emin, Alec, Cihan, Gavin, Andy (*well, the Greenwich Mean Timers at...

BGiE
Jan 82 min read
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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...

BGiE
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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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...

BGiE
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Dec 4, 20241 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Nov 28, 20241 min read
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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...
Sion Edwards
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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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...
gavinanderson67
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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