The UK Backgammon Federation
Another outstanding Blackpool Open proceeded smoothly, with the Main events all done and dusted by around 5pm on Sunday, and a popular win for the dedicated and analytical grinder that is Connor Dickinson. [Read more…]
Following the resounding success of our recent sessions – including a fantastic weekend in Warrington—Jangler is thrilled to announce that registration is now officially open for our next two intensive boot camp weekends.
Whether you are an ambitious intermediate looking to break through to the next level, or an expert sharpening your tournament game, these two-day boot camps are designed for any backgammon player looking to seriously improve their game. As always, the boot camp sessions are built to deconstruct specific, critical areas of play in a focussed, high-level, and friendly environment.
The Steel City hosted its first backgammon Open on the last Saturday of May which saw Adrian Jones crowned the first Sheffield Open champion. And the event had a special and novel section – just for novices with 32 players taking part in the main tournament and 16 in the novices part.
The event was very well organised by Mark Lane and Rosie Flack, with big thanks also to Ruth Flack who helped to run the novices’ section. Mark’s sister, Lucinda Dransfield – a local craftsperson – supplied the trophies for both flights.
Martin Kempt, a local club player from Cheltenham, outlasted 31 opponents to be the last person standing and take home a tidy £600 cash prize. Hopefully it’s enough to appease a disgruntled wife who was expecting him home two hours earlier than he eventually managed!
This is the second in a three-part series exploring the use of the Anki Open-Source Digital Flashcard Application. After receiving favourable feedback about my original article, I will now expand on Anki’s use over two additional texts. In my first article I wrote about the Anki Universe and covered the core elements that make Anki such a powerful tool for backgammon study — from the fundamentals of spaced repetition learning to the wider ecosystem of platforms like AnkiWeb, AnkiDroid, and AnkiMobile. I also introduced the growing range of backgammon specific resources, including pre-made decks by Rainer Birkle on his website XG2Anki.de and tools that allow players to build personalised blunder and error decks. That first article aimed to demystify the system and show that, despite its reputation for complexity, Anki becomes straightforward and transformative once you understand how its components fit together.
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