**SOCIAL BACKGAMMON**
Improve And Play
Backgammon
starting with a
Show Game
Between experts Will Cockerell and Tariq Siddiqi.
Tariq Siddiqi is the Tournament Director at Holland Park Backgammon (and the UK's most experienced Backgammon player).
Will Cockerill is a hugely successful backgammon player.
A thrilling evening for novices and experienced alike.
Minimum knowledge: where pieces lie on the board, how they move, and the simple basics.
Wednesday 6th November 2024
Tickets In Advance Only
£22 Early Bird before 23rd October. £32 thereafter.
Brinkleys, 47 Hollywood Rd, London SW10 9HX
Arrive 6.00 pm for drinks (cash bar)
Show Game starts: 6.30 pm
General Play starts: at 7.15 pm
Break for Dinner (optional) 8.15 pm
Boards will be available for playing after dinner.
Price excludes drinks and dinner.
Watch * Understand * Play * Learn
* Experts on Hand to Help *
** Drink, Eat and Socialise **
What you might learn Includes:
* When it's a good idea to let a piece be exposed
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* How "doubling" works and why it can be the key to unlock victory
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* When to make a run for it with the two pieces furthest from your home board
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* Essential but simple to remember rules that will allow you to beat your (equally skilled) opponent over five or more matches
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* Learn Tariq’s technique to quickly assess the probability of your opponent hitting an exposed checker
How it works
1) Arrive for drinks at 6pm.
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2) Gather round the central backgammon table at 6.30 pm.
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3) Watch and quizz experts Will and Tariq as they play one another between 6.30 pm and 7.15 pm.
4) Play one another between 7.15 pm and 8.15 pm. Will and Tariq will be on hand to monitor and help players.
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5) Dinner at 8.15pm. Play continues afterwards up to 11 pm.
It's at Brinkleys, where the wine's fabulous, dinner (if you want it) is delicious and where the service is attentive (and fast).
Tickets In Advance Only
£22 Early Bird before 23rd October. £32 thereafter.
Dress: Glittering and Glamorous
Wednesday 6th November 2024 6.00 pm
Brinkleys, 47 Hollywood Rd, London SW10 9HX
Arrive 6.00 pm for drinks (cash bar)
Show Game starts: 6.30 pm
General Play starts: at 7.15 pm
Break for Dinner (optional) 8.15 pm
Boards will be available for playing after dinner.
Price excludes drinks and dinner.
You must know the basic rules and how to lay out and play the pieces.
We only have room for 30 players. Act now to avoid disappointment.
Players can bring non-playing friends to watch and drink at the bar without paying the fee.
Just let David Bradley know who's coming in advance.
All in the convivial company of your fellow Revellers.
About Will Cockerell and Tariq Siddiqi
About Tariq Siddiqi
Tariq is now the UK's most experienced Backgammon player, clocking 19,580 UK Backgammon Federation (UKBF) registered games over the last ten years. He is a top-ranking player at the UKBF Ealing Ladder (recently #1) and is the Tournament Director at Holland Park Backgammon.
About Will Cockerell
In 2003, Will decided to play backgammon seriously and is now one of the UK's leading players. He won the world's largest backgammon doubles tournament in Cyprus in 2022. Will finished well, too, at the recent Monte Carlo World Championships and the Dubai Open. He's also a columnist for the UK Backgammon Federation.
Will is the son of well-known BBC documentary maker Michael Cockerell, and for those who know the Sea Club in Mallorca, he's an old stager there.
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Cancellation
If, for whatever reason, we must cancel the event or you (with at least five days' notice) can't make it, you will receive a complimentary ticket to another Revellers' Club organised-event. If there isn't one that you wish or can attend, you'll receive a refund. Tickets are not transferable.