A brand-new club in Scotland – Inverness Backgammon Club – is opening this month. It becomes the most northerly backgammon club in the UK, extending the reach of organised play further than ever before. The launch marks another positive step in the continued growth of backgammon across the country, bringing regular face-to-face play to an area that has not previously had access to club nights and competition.

Steve Wilson was motivated to create the club after becoming tired of only playing online himself and at the same time seeing many clubs on social media highlighting the social aspects of the game. And so he was inspired to create a relaxed space where local people and visitors to Inverness could get out the house, meet new friends and have fun playing causally or competing.

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