NEW Forum

Just added to the website  HERE is a nice new Forum..
So if you want to chat all things Backgammon this is the place to be. Don't be shy. Come along for a chat. You don't need to be a member of our Lansongammon group. You don't even need to live in Cornwall.
Come to think of it you don't need to be in the UK.

 

 Start a thread or add to an existing thread.  Chat... Blots, Primes, Boards, Backgames, Dice, Tournaments, Strategy, Clubs, websites, Players, venues  just anything Backgammon.

End of year League..

This week I have been in touch with League organisers in Bristol and London with a view to blatantly  ripping off their league format.
Luckily for me they were very helpful and more than willing to let me copy/paste and generally steal their stuff.
So I have sprung into action and started making a League page for the website. I have also signed up to a site that makes displaying results, players etc easier.
Thinking that it will take me a day or two to sort all this out I have penciled in the start date as 1st August 2015 running for three months.
Not many players are needed to start a league. Which is a bonus really because we don't have many.

Next Lansongammon Backgammon meet will be this Thursday (25th June) at  Firebrand
Why not come along for a game or two. If you can't play, come anyway and we will teach you.
All welcome.. 

Day after the night before.

It's the day after our first meeting at the extra venue..(The Pint & Post, St Giles.)

I placed a flyer in the pub only a few days before the meeting so wasn't sure if anyone would show up.

HOWEVER. 

When I arrived someone was sitting at a table ready for a game. (Result) After a quick chat and introductions some liquid gaming juice was purchased and we were off.

One game down and an old friend turned up for a game. While he was playing our new member more liquid gaming juice was purchased and some lovely free nibbles were put on our tables by the landlord.
Several games later and we had another new arrival.
She had never played before, so after a quick introduction she was off.
It's hard to gauge what new players to the game are thinking but I think she enjoyed her brief Backgammon experience.
Hoping to see our two new members again.   If not at the firebrand next week then at the "Pint & Post"   would be great.
                                                                                                                                                                         I went  into the pub this afternoon to update our poster with a sticker showing upcoming dates. The landlady said that she had had quite a bit of interest the previous week one local saying that they may come along in the future. The event is also going to be added to their whats on Facebook page.


So all good  so far..

Flickr Group

 I have set up a group on FLICKR  for members to upload pictures of interest. There is also a discussion section associated with the page.
Feel free to take a look and join us...You don't need to be a lansongammon member to join. Just an interest in Backgammon would be a good start.

Backgammon Ace

After noticing that the UKBGF seem to be involved with the App below I decided to download it to my tablet.
As I have a fairly old device I was concerned about the amount of memory that it was going to take but decided to go ahead anyway. After all it's no problem to delete.

The first reviews that you come across on the Google play store are not good. They moan about cheating by the App.  But after playing for what I will admit is a short time I am loving this App.
I can't see what other reviewers are saying about cheating. I'm just not having a problem and all seems good.

A reviewer has a point when they point out that it's probably just sour grapes at losing.

One reviewer also complains about the background music being annoying...Here's a thought....
"Turn it off in settings "
At present I can't complain and have deleted my old Backgammon App in favour of this one.


                                     

                                                          
        Loving the graphics.
                

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Extra meeting

This Wednesday 17th June it's the first of our alternate meetings, this time it's at the PINT & POST. A lovely little pub in St Giles-On-The Heath near Launceston.
If you want a game come along, all welcome. Or even if you can't play and want to learn come along grab a pint and say "HI".
A map to the venue and address can be found on our website HERE

I'm hoping to make this a regular meeting place on the opposite week to the Firebrand
See our website for future dates..
(Please note DAY change at this venue to Wednesday as opposed to our usual Thursday...)