Backgammon News by Backgamon.com | RSS

No Backgammon or Alcohol in New Haven

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:47:11 +0000

Residents of Grand Avenue, New Haven are protesting against the intention of a newly founded games club to allow liquor in its planned domino tournaments. Fearing alcoholic drinks and the presence of a full size pool table placed in the center of the establishment would draw unwanted personalities ...

New Backgammon Game at the Fall Toy Preview

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:00:45 +0100

Endless Games introduced Quackgammon, a new variation of the backgammon game at the Fall Toy Preview held last week in Dallas, Texas. Quackgammon is a shorter, less strategic version of classic backgammon, designed for younger children than backgammon target audience. Quackgammon, a family-friendl...

Legendary Backgammon Club Returns for a TV Poker Show

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:52:05 +0100

The legendary New York City Mayfair Club, shut by the authorities in 2000, returns for a special high stake game in the TV show "Poker after Dark". Originally a backgammon club, the Mayfair Club was famous, or rather infamous, for hosting wild poker nights and breeding a new generation of ...

New Backgammon Game on iPhone

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:42:49 +0100

Backgammon, chess and other classic games from the Big Bang Board Games series are now available for iPhone and iPod Touch courtesy of Freeverse Software. On top of chess backgammon the Apple Design Award winning series of games includes favorites such as tic-tac-toe, checkers, reversi, 4 in a row a...

New Zealand Backgammon Champion Finalizes Australian Backgammon Championship

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:55:47 +0100

The 2008 Australian Backgammon Championship was almost captured by the only non-Australian player who attended the event. Grant Hoffman, the unofficial New Zealand Backgammon Championship, finished second after being defeated by Sydney man Jay Deva 15-12 at the long 15-points final. Australia...

New Backgammon Board for Travellers

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:47:13 +0100

A new eco-friendly, folding, travelling 3 in 1 game board is offered by Bag Games. The checkers, chess and backgammon board was designed especially for travelers; it is light-weighted, can be packed easily and put in your pocket and yet it remains the original size of a standard board. Bag ...

2008 WSOB Championship

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:51:39 +0100

The 2008 World Series of Backgammon Championship was won by Frédéric Andrieu, a fashion photographer of France who earned €100.000 in cash. The finalist was Bob Koca of the US who was awarded with a €60.000 prize. Both of them earned a seat at the WSOB final playing at the pr...

Former Backgammon Saloon Undergoes Renovation

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:20:48 +0100

A former backgammon saloon and a meeting place for Hollywood stars and royalties is currently undergoing renovations under the devoted hands of architect Tim Campbell. The L.A.'s Beverly Crest casa is located next to a rare Luis Barragán fountain. The 1927, two-storey 5,500 square feet ...

2008 World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:33:25 +0100

The 2008 World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo, the most prestigious event in the backgammon world, ended up on Tuesday, July 16 after 11 days of non-stop backgammon action. The desired world title was won by Lars Trabolt of Denmark, number 16 in the Giants of Backgammon. The 33rd Mont...

World Series of Backgammon Broadcast Schedule

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:57:37 +0100

The World Series of Backgammon (WSOB) had recently revealed the broadcast schedule of the Nordic Open Backgammon Championship, held last March at the Marienlyst Hotel in Helsingør, Denmark. The televised version of the prestigious Danish backgammon event will be available in Europe on Eurospo...

Download and use our RSS - http://www.backgamon.com