Thame’s ace Backgammon team reaches UK finals!

A team from Thame, the newest team to enter the competition and rank outsiders, beat off strong competition to reach the final of UK’s Top Backgammon club competition.

Thame backgammon club team collecting their trophies after competing in the UK Backgammon Federation Tournament

Last weekend, 24 backgammon clubs from around the UK competed in York for the honour of being the UK’s top. Some of their opponents ranked in the top 25 players nationally, and have many years of tournament experience, whilst the majority of the Thame team have only been playing for a few years.

Backgammon is one of the world’s truly great games, and can be traced back over 5,000 years. This exciting game is a unique blend of skill, strategy and luck; and no two games are the same. It takes a few minutes to learn the rules and years to become a Master. Thousands of people play in the UK, both socially and competitively, and there are regular events to suit everyone’s skill level.

Backgammon is a friendly and social game. You will find a warm welcome at any UK club, and especially at ThameGammon. If you’d like to learn to play, or have played before and want to meet new people and hone your skills, why not join us?

We meet every second Thursday of the month at the Mercure Thame Lambert hotel, 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start (Wycombe room)

SOURCE: Contributed