Worcester Backgammon Club

A growing club for Backgammon beginners and enthusiasts throughout Worcester and beyond Backgammon is often referred to as the ‘World’s cruellest game’.

This is partly because of the chance element and partly due to other elements involved in the mastery of the game. Without overcomplicating it, you can be number one in the world with the lowest error rate in play and still loose to a novice player. This is the thrill and excitement that makes the game so compulsive and yet, frustrating. Some would care to suggest it is all luck, but that is a foo

lish notion. There are good moves and bad moves depending on the roll of the dice. Not every move is equal in strength. Choices are made and games are won or lost on those choices. The element of cube action adds to the pressure already heavy in checker play. The cube can be thrown at you mid game and you need to decide whether you can win the game or not. This action is one of the hardest elements to master as you try to decide what the possibilities are; the PIP count, the size of the bridge, the number of crossovers, the position of your opponents checkers, the number of games you may be playing in a match. The maths of the game is supplemented by the instinct you have for your position on the board. These all come together to make you a player. The more you play, the more you have, to inform your play. I have seen new players come along slowly, but then they play in a real tournament and their play improves exponentially. It is in the fire of real battle that the skills are honed and refined. At Worcester backgammon club we try to encourage keen competitiveness and sporting play. We want all to improve their game no matter where they start from. We discuss positions and moves, we play in groups, watch live games, travel to tournaments around the country and the world. Some are content to play backgammon as a social activity and this is acknowledged and respected at Worcester Backgammon Club. We play at the level we are happy with. We play in leagues that means we play people at a similar standard. Their is a proviso in this that the club has grown so rapidly that the leagues are still ironing themselves out as people are promoted and relegated. So what has been achieved. We have, with help from the UKBGF, purchased lots of boards and clocks. We have now represented Worcester twice at the UK Club Championships. We have had members get as far as the final of the Irish Open. We have organised an open Charity Tournament to which players from outside of Worcester Club have come and taken part. We have arranged transport for people to attend different tournaments-e.g. Coventry Open, UK Open, UK Clubs Championships, Bristol Open and many others. We have attended youth groups to try and inspire young people to play the game. We took part in the UKBGF’s Backgammon in the Sun tournament which was very successful bringing in a couple of new players. We have a membership of around forty players and looking to grow further. At times it has been a bit hectic as we attempt to figure out how to run the club. We are now in a position to get new players and to grow the club even more. We are looking to various groups of people to achieve the goal of a membership of seventy five. It is up to all members to try and stir the backgammon bug in their friends, family, colleagues and associates. It is a relatively inexpensive past time and has a great social aspect. If any of this appeals to you, please message us and we will get back to you promptly.

Photos from Worcester Backgammon Club's post

04/04/2026

The all woman final at the Easter Bunny Bash was between Alex Ward and Tracy Robinson. In a wonderful all Midland final the ladies played some great backgammon at the end of a VERY long day. In the end Tracy managed to weave her way to the final point! Well done Tracy and commiserations to Alex a very worthy opponent! Well done to all! That is all from the Easter Bunny Bash. Thank you to the Claines Club and to all who have supported the tournament! Please register for next year soon! 😃🎲🎲🎲🎲

UK Backgammon FederationBirmingham Backgammon ClubNorth East Backgammon Association - NEBA

04/04/2026

The Worcester Easter Bunny Bash consolation final was between Mark Smyth and Richard Munslow. In the end Mark took the match. Well done Mark-happy Easter Catherine! Commiserations Richard, a good run!

UK Backgammon FederationBirmingham Backgammon ClubNorth East Backgammon Association - NEBA

04/04/2026

The first finalist through to the Easter Bunny Bash is Worcesters own Tracy Robinson who is waiting for the winner of Alex Ward v David Pritchard! Come on down and watch the final in about 30 minutes! 😃

04/04/2026

The Worcester Backgammon Clubs Easter Bunny Bash is slowly coming to its conclusion! The brackets are available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18xe8QONS9yoKxHfpAgOFNNoWQ1Sgnv7kE6QkHax0Xzk/htmlview =1039542961

04/04/2026

And the Bunny Bash has started! Brackets here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18xe8QONS9yoKxHfpAgOFNNoWQ1Sgnv7kE6QkHax0Xzk/edit?usp=sharing

04/04/2026

The Worcester Backgammon Clubs Easter Bunny bash starts in an hour and the bunnies are not here yet! Safe travels everyone! 😃

02/04/2026

To all the Easter Bunnies that are joining us here in Worcester for a day of intense egg eating, sorry Backgammon play is what we mean, on Saturday-here is the QR to the Bunny Brackets so you are ready on the day.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18xe8QONS9yoKxHfpAgOFNNoWQ1Sgnv7kE6QkHax0Xzk/edit?usp=sharing

Registration opens at 10.00am on Saturday and we are eggcited to see you all.

UK Backgammon Federation Backgammon Club North East Backgammon Association - NEBA

29/03/2026

Exciting backgammon from Uzbekistan. The final playing now live with commentary from Pete H and Seb Wilkinson.

The finalists are playing for more than US$50,000. The prize pool for this Main tournament is US$328,800.

Watch now live!

https://www.youtube.com/live/d8g3_rF0AGs?si=01KVUp75EpqyC1A4

UK Backgammon Federation Backgammon Club North East Backgammon Association - NEBA

28/03/2026

This tournament has been full with waiting list in effect. The directors made the decision to move from 40 players to 48 players because of the number of players who wanted to join us for this Easter backgammon extravaganza.

Sadly a few have chosen to pull out at the last moment leaving us short of a few players to make a full tournament.

This position is not unknown amongst tournament directors, but does cause a lot of headaches and reworked spreadsheets. Then tournament directors get blamed because someone has to wait a while for their next game. So it is all a bit of a double whammy for TD's.

If you want to join us register straightaway on:
https://easterbunnybash.weebly.com/

At the moment we are three player short when we have been oversubscribed for months. So if you fancy an eggciting time over Easter please come and join us!

Picture shows Sean Jones (Tournament Director) with Reece Hodges (Easter Bunny 2024 and 2025) 'My favourite tournament because it has a chocolate trophy' (Paraphrase from Reece)

UK Backgammon Federation Birmingham Backgammon Club East Backgammon Association - NEBA

24/03/2026

If you want to join us for the Second Worcestershire Open, register now:
https://worcestershire-open.weebly.com/

Very few places left so act NOW!

UK Backgammon Federation U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) North East Backgammon Association - NEBA Backgammon Club

23/03/2026

This 96 player tournament has filled up very fast. If you are considering coming to this tournament it is time to make your mind up! Eight places available-register NOW!
https://worcestershire-open.weebly.com/

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Worcester

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https://worcesterbgc.co.uk/

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Claines Royal British Legion, Cornmeadow Lane
Worcester
WR37PL

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