14 players enjoyed an evening of Virtual Money matches on Tuesday. The Bell Rock also provided everyone with a delicious bread and soup supper!
Despite a few regulars not being there, we had a great turn out of 16 members on Tuesday night. Jim organised a couple of games where we paired up as Player A or Player B and we all used the same dice throws as rolled by Jim to prove my mantra which says “it’s not the…
Last Tuesday we had a round of doubles matches which made a change from our usual routine. Tomorrow we will be playing more doubles, friendlies and/or virtual money matches.
Finally….. we have a champion! Believe it or not, the 2022 club annual knockout tournament started as long ago as July 6th, so after the drawn-out initial rounds and the knockout stages, I’m pleased to report that the final was won last night by Jim, who triumphed over Willie 13-4. This was our first ever…
Last Tuesday in addition to 10 regulars, we welcomed a new member Adnan and we’re hoping he also becomes a regular to our weekly face-to-face sessions. The knockout tournament has now reached the final stage, as Jim defeated Pam in the remaining semi-final last week. The final to decide who wins the trophy will be…
11 of us met at The Bell Rock yesterday to continue the virtual money tournament and also a couple of matches in the knockout tournament. Willie defeated Jules in the knockout semi-final and Jim overcame Nancy in the quarter-final and will now meet Pam in the other semi-final to decide who plays Willie in the…
I gather that clearly the summer holidays, covid and other illnesses are continuing to keep many of you away from our Tuesday night sessions. This week and as a result of a few people not being present on Tuesday to play their outstanding knockout matches, I have come to the decision that we must move on…
Ten of us enjoyed free sandwiches in addition to our Backgammon last night at the new venue, The Bell Rock, in Prestwick. Mostly the games were part of the Virtual Money Tournament with a couple of knockout matches also. 1. The Knockout tournament This has been dragging on much longer than I originally envisaged; I…
I just wanted to let you all know that tonight 13 of us really enjoyed our inaugural session at our new venue, The Bell Rock in Prestwick. The layout of the room, the lighting and the size of the tables seemed to improve the social atmosphere in the room and there was plenty of good…