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Two years ago, when I was on parental leave, my wife suggested I find something to do just by myself to get away. I was always playing this backgammon game on my phone — had been for many years — and so I figured I'd look for someone local to play against. A quick search revealed a local backgammon club holding a weekly tournament meetup at an Irish pub nearby, so I decided to drop in. I didn't realize at the time, but I had just stepped into the world of professional backgammon, which I knew nothing about.
Fast forward to today ... I still play with the same group weekly, and the meetups have grown from 12 people to nearly 30, which is great. I have a custom hand made tournament board, and I've played in the New York Metropolitan Open twice.
Anyone else play backgammon?
- I bought the MoMa set for xmas a few years ago, but we only played a few times.i_monk
- love a bit of gammon but never played it online only irlGardener
- I play on Galaxy pretty regularly. Lots of international greats on that platform.monospaced
- nocherub
- Wanna chess? I'm sort of on vacationpango
- Paging beeswax ;)_niko
- yeah I play it online from time to time at at boardgamearenaNutter
- Great stuff. How much have you improved in those two years?! Good to have you back Mono.Ianbolton
- cool story, never played this game in my life.milfhunter
- do young people play it as well?milfhunter
- I’ve improved somewhat, and got more aggressive with blitzing and cubing. Lots of old people, but club has some fresh young blood now.monospaced
- I learned that the 20 year I spent playing against AI during smoke breaks on my phone made me pretty damn good. I can hold my own against pros.monospaced
- Backgammon would not be fun playing against mono. :)canoe