Yet more useful info! - side pools, food, and more...
26 people turned up for Monday night's tournament - most of them came to the right venue😉 , and many had questions about our new side...
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BGiE
Aug 312 min
Monday nights are about to get more splashy…..
Some big news from BGiE - from next Monday we will be offering 4 completely separate side pools (not to be confused with swimming pools.)...
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BGiE
Aug 271 min
Hair of the dog...
The UK Open finished yesterday - and we had 4 players come straight back from there to play in our club night last night. You might say...
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Sion Edwards
Aug 202 min
You can't have your cake and eat it... and jam tomorrow? Really?
This week saw BGiE officially take up residence at The Rose & Crown, W5. To celebrate there were drinks on the club, cake (thanks Jimmy),...
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BGiE
Aug 151 min
When does a winning streak become a rout?
On Monday, the hottest day of the year and the night we tried the Rose & Crown out as our possible new club venue, Valérie (playing on...
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BGiE
Aug 81 min
Henry signs off on a winning streak
Well the World Championship is over and we have a new champion - Johan Moazed from Sweden. Shino's run was a good one, getting to play...
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BGiE
Aug 11 min
Mere mortals and Monte Carlo
The world championship is well underway in Monte Carlo and it's great to be able to report that Shino has won his first 3 matches and so...
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BGiE
Jul 261 min
Champions and championships
It's the season for big championships - last weekend was the UK clubs championship in York, where Ealing managed a respectable last 8...
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BGiE
Jul 181 min
Are You Ready for the UK Clubs Championship in York this Sunday?
What we can already say for certainty is that what happened in 2023 won't happen this time round. That's because this year Ealing is...
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Sion Edwards
Jul 101 min
July GP ends well for GA with new talisman
I hesitate to say backgammon players are a superstitious lot, but we do like to latch on to signs that the luck is with us - you know...
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BGiE
Jul 31 min
New-fangled tech lands at BGiE
Our club IT vice president, Andrew Ankrah (pictured left) launched his latest groundbreaking innovation this Monday. Costing all of...
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BGiE
May 281 min
On it, like a car bonnet...
One of the more unusual venues for the final of a tournament 'happened' to us last night. With it being a bank holiday The Grange closed...
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BGiE
May 221 min
T-shirt weather brings out the crowds - and so might our new £20 Swiss?
A bit of sunshine this Monday and our lovely venue The Grange came into its own with its outdoor seating, perfect for moving checkers...
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BGiE
May 71 min
BGiE, ladders and AI
What happens when you ask AI to create a picture of a backgammon ladder? Well, you can see the result alongside.... it does seem to take...
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Sion Edwards
May 11 min
Swedes and No Squealing
Another busy Monday night was made even better by a visit from Linnea Edlund (pictured right, playing Petar) and Patrick Kimari from...
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Sion Edwards
Apr 202 min
Alphabet soup and real food
On Tuesday 28 May GBGC is hosting  BGiE in the return leg of our club head to head and on Sunday 21 July NEBA will host one of the...
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Sion Edwards
Apr 101 min
April GP and UK Clubs Championship
With 16 starters this month and a couple of regulars away on Easter holidays, it was an open invitation for some new faces to add...
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BGiE
Mar 271 min
Ealing 15 - 9 Greenwich
It was a great pleasure hosting Greenwich, one of the newly established London clubs, for the fifth instalment of our club head to head...
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gavinanderson67
Feb 281 min
Nice Guys & Gals Finish First!
We've been focussing recently on behaviour and values at BGiE. A good club atmosphere makes for a fun & welcoming club, and that's our...
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BGiE
Feb 141 min
February Grand Prix puts Mihail in the driving seat
Another busy GP night saw 20 players battle it out for an early lead in this year's title race. There were group wins for Peter Bennet,...
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