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Manchester Club Evenings

Backgammon every Tuesday in 2024 from 2nd Jan to 17th Dec
New members always welcome
Moor Club

The playing room at the Moor Club

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 tournaments even if you arrive late (up to about 10 pm).
On first
Tuesdays it is essential to arrive by 7.30 pm to guarantee playing
We aim to finish between 10.30 to 11 pm
 
Tournament format depends on evening:  
Second, third, fourth and fifth Tuesdays are 3 round KO format.
First Tuesday is 1 point 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.

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 [surname]@btinternet.com 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
Click here for the web site

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)

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