The Columbus Backgammon Club

If you tried to sign up for the club newsletter in the past couple of weeks, I may not have your address – an update to WordPress broke the plugin that I had installed previously. I have set up a new plugin that should work much better.

Please sign up again if you have not received either the update after the last tournament or the e-mail update sent out a week ago.

Thank you for your patience, and I apologize for the inconvenience.

Jason

April Monthly Tournament

Our April monthly tournament of the Columbus Backgammon Club in 2012 will be held in 2 weeks at 1:00PM on April 1st, 2012 at the Max & Erma’s restaurant in Reynoldsburg. The address is:

8050 East Broad Street
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-8024
(614) 367-0370

Registration starts at 12:30PM, and you are encouraged to come out early to have lunch and support the restaurant. More information about the tournament format can be found at our website, http://www.columbusbg.org.

If possible, please RSVP to jason@columbusbg.org if you intend to be there. This is not a pre-registration, but rather a way to get a rough count of the expected number of people as a courtesy to our host.

Columbus Backgammon Club entered in the USBGF National Club Team Championship

The lineup for the team representing the Columbus Backgammon Club has been determined and entered in the USBGF National Club Team Championship. The team, Ready for Prime Time, consists of the following members:

1st seed – Stick Rice
2nd seed – Chris Yep
3rd seed – Mary Hickey
Alternate – Jason Marshall

Overall, it is a very strong entry. Play starts at the end of the month, and updates on the progress of the team will be sent out via this newsletter.

2012 Ohio Valley Cup Challenge

Just a reminder that the Cincinnati Backgammon Players Club is hosting the 2012 Ohio Valley Cup Challenge and other events during the weekend of April 28th and 29th. We have been invited to field a 6-person team to compete with 3 other clubs for bragging rights and a traveling trophy. Information on all events that weekend can be found here:

http://cincybg.com/BuckeyeBattleDoublesChampionshipOhioValleyCupChallenge.aspx

The 6 highest ranked players in the Columbus Backgammon Club’s 2012 Masters Points standings after the April Monthly Tournament who have the desire to represent the club at the tournament will be named to the team.

We’ve got news on upcoming tournaments, local, regional, and national!

To begin with, the first monthly tournament of the Columbus Backgammon Club in 2012 is just 2 weeks away! at 1:00PM on March 4th, 2012 at the Max & Erma’s restaurant in Reynoldsburg. Registration starts at 12:30PM, and you are encouraged to come out early to have lunch and support the restaurant. More information about the tournament format can be found at our website, http://www.columbusbg.org.

If possible, please RSVP to jason@columbusbg.org if you intend to be there. This is not a pre-registration, but rather a way to get a rough count of the expected number of people as a courtesy to our host.

2012 Ohio Valley Cup Challenge

The Cincinnati Backgammon Players Club is hosting the 2012 Ohio Valley Cup Challenge and other events during the weekend of April 28th and 29th. We have been invited to field a 6-person team to compete with 3 other clubs for bragging rights and a traveling trophy. Information on all events that weekend can be found here:

http://cincybg.com/BuckeyeBattleDoublesChampionshipOhioValleyCupChallenge.aspx

The 6 highest ranked players in the Columbus Backgammon Club’s 2012 Masters Points standings after the April Monthly Tournament who have the desire to represent the club at the tournament will be named to the team.

2012 USBGF National Club Team Championship

The USBGF National Club Team Championship is right around the corner, with registration closing on March 20th, 2012. This free, online tournament is open to any clubs registered with the USBGF. Teams consist of 3 players with an optional floater/alternate, and clubs are able to field more than one team. More information about this tournament can be found on the USBGF website at:

http://usbgf.org/usbgf-events/2012-usbgf-national-club-team-championship/

We currently have one team ready to go, but if you are interested in filling out another team, please contact me as soon as possible. The only prerequisite is that you are a current USBGF Premium or Youth member. Please contact me at jason@columbusbg.org if you are interested in representing the club!

Thank you to Max and Erma’s in Reynoldsburg for agreeing to be our new home! The address and phone number have been added to the right-hand side of the page, linked to the Google Maps page for the location.

The monthly tournaments will be held most months on the first Sunday of the month at 1:00PM. Registration starts at 12:30PM. On those months where there is a holiday conflict, we’ll probably bump to the second Sunday. Watch the right-hand side for the most current schedule information!

After a hiatus of many years, the Columbus Backgammon Club is forming again! Check back here over the next couple of weeks for more information on our new home and meeting/tournament schedule.