Play65 invites you to open 2010 New Year’s celebration in an online backgammon tournament:
December 31, 2009 at 19:00 GMT
€20.10 entry fees
€2010+ prize - divided between 2 players:
1st place: €2010; 2nd place: all the moneys accumulated over €2010
Happy New Year!
Special Play65 tournaments for the holidays and some surprising backgammon related gifts.
Play65 is inviting you to celebrate the upcoming holidays in two special events:
€10,000 Xmas, the first and the biggest, will take place on Christmas evening, December 25th 2009 at 20:00 GMT with €10.000 prize pool, to be divided between 128 players. Entry fees are €100, and follow Play65 tournament schedule for satellites.
€2010 New Year’s Tournament is the second festive event that marks the end of the year and the beginning of the new year with a €2010 prize given to the winner, while every additional prize money will be given to the runner up. Entry fees are €20.10 and the tournament is scheduled to December 31st, at 20:10 19:00 GMT.
What can you buy a backgammon fan who already has the best backgammon board, most precise dice and the fullest backgammon books library?
Traveling backgammon players enjoy the richest variant of backgammon accessories and gifts. From a game board bandana that serves as a head cover, body cover, towel, blanket and backgammon, chess and checkers board in one (£10.00, about €11.27 or $16.16) to a handmade knitted backgammon set vintage Bakelite and mother of pearl buttons ($5, about €3.5).
via etsy
Backgammon nuts who want to surround themselves with triangles in alternating colors would not face a skint selection of objects either. For $15.99 (or €11.15), they can have backgammon bracelet, "the perfect accessory for game nights or days playing chess in the park" (for wrists no thicker then 8 inches or 20.32 cm).
via Modcloth
Or a 20"x20" backgammon board pattern with cross stitched gladiolus Iris as triangles. It is so beautiful you should probably frame it and break the glass only in case of emergency. $3.50/€2.44 etsy again.
From tomorrow night (December 12th at midnight GMT) Play65 will be revealing its dark side. On every night on this coming week, the online backgammon room will be violently slashing the rakes to a maximum of 3% or €15. All of you owls, vampires, aussies and other sleep deprived creatures are welcome to take advantage and play backgammon until the morning comes.
Play65 Dark Week – from December 12th to 19th, 00:00 – 06:00 GMT
Play65 Team is currently topping the elite division of the Danish Backgammon League, one of the strongest backgammon leagues in the world and the habitat of many world champions. The Play65 Team have outplayed the very strong Nemo team, consists of backgammon champions such as Mads Andersen, Morten Lassen, Katja Spillum and random guests like Bob Wachtel and Gustav Hansen.
Mama Boy in action
The Play65 Team, also known as the Mama Boyz, were gathered about two years ago, consists of Steen Grønbech, Karsten Bredahl, Michael K. Larsen and others, and it has been representing our online backgammon room in several local and international tournaments including the two recent Nordic Open events, and in one of them even won two team events.
The Danish Backgammon Federation is one of the most well-organized and devoted backgammon associations worldwide. Its established leagues system is probably the main reasons for the plenitude of Dane players in backgammon tournaments. The DBgF, started out in 1987 as a small backgammon club in Copenhagen, now has more than 100 branches in the small Nordic country, many of them holding weekly tournaments on top of special annual events.
The Danish Backgammon Federation leagues system includes three hierarchical regional divisions and one elite division, with 12 teams of 8-16 players each. Every team gets to play against all other teams in its division twice a year. The winning teams climb up the ladder and the less successful ones drop to a lower division.
After sending three winning contestants to the Cyprus Backgammon Open (see pictures below), Play65 is now sponsoring the 1st Meribel Backgammon Tournament and giving a special $50 bonus to the Meribel participants with an account on Play65.
The Meribel International Backgammon Tournament will be inaugurated this weekend, from the 10th to the 13th in December, in Meribel, an Alpine village in
Play65 is happy to sponsor the backgammon event, which collects no registration fees, and gives 100% of the entry fees as prizes (on top of $5000 added money). Play65 is also happy to encourage its players to open ski season with a backgammon tournament and offer them free $50 bonus if they will take part in the Meribel Backgammon Tournament.
As promised, some pictures from the Cyprus Backgammon Open:
Fuat Erdag vs. Play65 member Jürgen Orlowski at the Cyprus Open final
Orlowski lifting his runner-up trophy
