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Manchester One Day
Sunday April 22nd 2012
Our popular tournament at Manchester Bridge Club
30 Palatine Road, M20 3JJ
Entries limited to 56 players

Click here for entry form and more details

Liverpool Open
This year's Liverpool weekend is 21st-22nd July. Click here for further details

Manchester Club Evenings
Every Tuesday in 2012
(except Dec 25th)
New members always welcome

Join us for a sociable evening playing backgammon in pleasant surroundings. 
All standards are welcome, from beginners to champions.

No membership fee - optional small prize pool each evening.

We meet every Tuesday  7.00 pm onward - Tournament starts at 7.30 pm prompt.
On knock out evenings it is possible to join in secondary tounaments even if you arrive late (up to about 10 pm).
We aim to finish between 10.30 to 11 pm
 
Tournament format depends on evening:  
First, second, third and fifth Tuesdays are 3 round KO format.
Fourth Tuesday is 1 point all play all format.


Please bring your own board if you have one.

All tournaments count towards the Club Champion Trophy
awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the year.


There are optional pools for all competitions.
£1 to £3 from each week's pool is put towards prizes/trophies for the club championship.

There is an 11 point Knock Out competition throughout the year.

Meetings are held at the Moor Club - 35, Heaton Moor Road, Stockport SK4 4PB

Enter the club via the middle door if open, otherwise via left hand door.
There is an intercom; say you're here for the backgammon,
we meet in the front bar on your right.


Contact Rodney Lighton (0161 445 5644) for further information
The director may now impose clocks on slow players in the 5 point KOs in order to keep the tournaments moving at a reasonable rate.

Saturday Backgammon in Manchester
Last Saturday of each month
Next event Saturday 28th Jan 2012

The Manchester Backgammon Club was set up in 1999 by Kevin Stebbing.
Logo - Two men playing backgammon Manchester Cathedral Misericord circa 1500
(Photo by G.ten, Manchester. Copyright University of Manchester)

More information about the misericord and a better picture
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