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BGiE
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Are You Ready for the UK Clubs Championship in York this Sunday?
What we can already say for certainty is that what happened in 2023 won't happen this time round. That's because this year Ealing is...
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Sion Edwards
Jul 10, 20241 min read
July GP ends well for GA with new talisman
I hesitate to say backgammon players are a superstitious lot, but we do like to latch on to signs that the luck is with us - you know...
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BGiE
Jul 3, 20241 min read
New-fangled tech lands at BGiE
Our club IT vice president, Andrew Ankrah (pictured left) launched his latest groundbreaking innovation this Monday. Costing all of...
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BGiE
May 28, 20241 min read
On it, like a car bonnet...
One of the more unusual venues for the final of a tournament 'happened' to us last night. With it being a bank holiday The Grange closed...
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BGiE
May 22, 20241 min read
T-shirt weather brings out the crowds - and so might our new £20 Swiss?
A bit of sunshine this Monday and our lovely venue The Grange came into its own with its outdoor seating, perfect for moving checkers...
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BGiE
May 7, 20241 min read
BGiE, ladders and AI
What happens when you ask AI to create a picture of a backgammon ladder? Well, you can see the result alongside.... it does seem to take...
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Sion Edwards
May 1, 20241 min read
Swedes and No Squealing
Another busy Monday night was made even better by a visit from Linnea Edlund (pictured right, playing Petar) and Patrick Kimari from...
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Sion Edwards
Apr 20, 20242 min read
Alphabet soup and real food
On Tuesday 28 May GBGC is hosting  BGiE in the return leg of our club head to head and on Sunday 21 July NEBA will host one of the...
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Sion Edwards
Apr 10, 20241 min read
April GP and UK Clubs Championship
With 16 starters this month and a couple of regulars away on Easter holidays, it was an open invitation for some new faces to add...
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BGiE
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Ealing 15 - 9 Greenwich
It was a great pleasure hosting Greenwich, one of the newly established London clubs, for the fifth instalment of our club head to head...
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gavinanderson67
Feb 28, 20241 min read
Nice Guys & Gals Finish First!
We've been focussing recently on behaviour and values at BGiE. A good club atmosphere makes for a fun & welcoming club, and that's our...
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BGiE
Feb 14, 20241 min read
February Grand Prix puts Mihail in the driving seat
Another busy GP night saw 20 players battle it out for an early lead in this year's title race. There were group wins for Peter Bennet,...
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BGiE
Feb 6, 20241 min read
February starts bright and warm
Well inside The Grange it was bright and warm - perfect for some backgammon. Even with Brentford playing Manchester City at home, 20...
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gavinanderson67
Jan 6, 20241 min read
A new & improved Grand Prix for 2024
Well - not quite yet, but we know we need to tweak the format a bit. Our Grand Prix has been a bit of a victim of its own success - with...
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BGiE
Dec 29, 20231 min read
The joys of doubles
The last BGiE club night of the year saw six doubles teams play a Swiss with lots of close matches and good discussions. To give you some...
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gavinanderson67
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Strictly for nerds & completists
In an earlier blog post we mentioned that we might need to make a year-end adjustment to the Club Standings on our Hub club page. This...
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BGiE
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Are we #2 or #1 in the UK?
Our regular playing year has ended - 3,198 matches after we started. That makes us the second biggest club by matches reported on UKBGF...
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BGiE
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Sneaks and ladders
It's that time of year, when it gets dark early, Christmas comes around quicker than you expect - and players make their final moves to...
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BGiE
Nov 20, 20231 min read
32 players, 76 matches, 10 hours of play and 2 worthy winners...
I'm sure everyone who played yesterday has their own stories of the twists and turns that the day took. For the finalists the same was...
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BGiE
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Tariq takes the GP chequered flag!
The stage was set for a showdown between Tariq, Henry and Yas for the overall Grand Prix title this Monday past. From the off it was a...
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