Tournament Results
Sunday, 17 November 1996
San Mateo, California
As the humidity reached 110% outside, luck (and good play) rained on these happy folks:
Beginner's section (9 players):
Main Winner - Paul Ferguson
2nd - Karsten Busch
Consolation Winner - Michael Mitzenmacher
2nd - Steve Pait
Intermediate section (14 players):
Main Winner - Richard McIntosh
2nd - Karl Mosgofian
Consolation 1st/2nd David Escoffery
(Split) David Nordlinger
Open section (20 players):
KG kudos as well go to:
Main Winner - Nick Ballard
2nd - Kevin Mansfield
3rd / Mike Colgan
4th Ron Karr
Consolation 1st/2nd Odis Chenault
(Split) Tom Henson
Congratulations to you all!
A special note about the three winners this month:
Congratulations to Paul Ferguson, an official Intermediate player!
And congratulations to R
BGBB player make an impact the world over.
Recent tournament winners included the following BGBB players
(we're so proud of you!):
Yay!
Celebrations, celebrations!
Ron Karr allowed the rest of us to celebrate with him.
Congratultions, Ron, and thanks for the goodies. :)
A couple of folks brought the new book by Kit Woolsey and Hal Heinrich
to the tourney and allowed the rest of us
(they sold out of their supply in Las Vegas, I hear)
to look it over.
It sounds like this book is a real winner,
as intermediate- and champion-level players all were raving about it.
BACKGAMMON BY THE BAY continues to be an enjoyable project for all of us.
The players are seeming to enjoy it --
Folks who come and play in a tourney for the first time often come back again,
so we think we've succeeded relaying to them how much fun backgammon can be.
Folks who play regularly recognize
that tournaments are a terrific way to test one's mettle and improve one's game
(check out those heavy hitters in the Open bracket!).
J
The next generation of computer communication will contain sound effects.
We're not there yet, so I'm asking you to put your imagination to work now:
Drum roll, with tympani accompaniment!
No generation of computer communication will ever be able
to do what comes next,
but since we're on the imagination train,
let's make this baby hustle:
Confetti! Sparklers! Fanfare!
Announcing!
BGBB's on-line Finals Highlight Game is now up and running!
Who It Is:
Folks who played in a monthly Open Division finals match.
What It Is:
A selected game from the match,
annotated lovingly by JellyFish,
and commented upon astutely by Steve Clark.
Available in nifty graphics to those with Java-capable browsers,
and in ASCII for those
without.
When It Is:
This month's game is from the September finals.
We hope to run a game from the previous month's finals every month,
and so we hope to show you a game from November's finals starting in December.
Where It Is:
CLICK HERE!
Why It Is:
Because R
Still looking for:
Public transport information to the Sunday tourney site.
If you've done it, we'd like to hear all about it.
A special treat was there last Sunday, courtesy of Paul Ferguson.
He demonstrated the new, wow 3.0 version of MacFIBS.
He reports that it will be available some time soon.
Did you know that MacFIBS had been awarded the 5-mouse designation
by MacUser magazine?
From what he showed me,
MacUser might have to a new 6-mouse category for this one,
it really looks terrific.
Lost and Found:
I've got somebody's backgammon board.
I'll bring it to the next tourney,
but if you really miss it in the meantime,
let me know.
Announcements (contributions happily accepted):
Paul Stokes tells us that there's a regular chouette played every Friday
in downtown Monterey.
It's at the Muck Duck Pub on Alvarado,
and they play from 4 in the afternoon 'til closing (2am).
More info can be had from Paul (he's at 408.659.4250,
or email at cntrmove@redshift.com),
or just show up!
Quite a few folks from the area are planning on going
to the Tavil Tourney in Turkey next January,
and anyone who might want to pick up a few handy phrases for the journey
(like, for example, Backgammon in Turkish is Tavil :))
can call Sule Kusogullari for a personal Turkish language lesson.
She has very reasonable hourly rates,
and she is also an able instructor in German and French.
Sule can be reached at 415.776.3844.
A special note to tournament directors:
You are invited to send us your tourney flyers
for distribution at our tourneys.
A special note to football fans:
Next month's 49'ers game is at Pittsburgh,
which means ... it's the morning game,
which means ... it starts at 10:00.
The BGBB doors will be open,
and we've got a special invitation to all you morning folks
to join us at that time -- we'll have the game on,
and maybe make a run to the Egg McMuffin store.
Doors open at 9:30,
so you can settle in to a comfortable chair if you want to come early.
Speaking of football,
Joe Glazier and Karsten Busch took home the Funpacks this month.
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Upcoming tournament flyers,
sample Chicago Point and Flint BackgammoNews newsletters,
new backgammon publications,
they're all available at the next tournament
- the last BGBB tourney in 1996! is Sunday, December 15.
Keep on rollin' well,
J
Copyright © 1996-2008
BackGammon By the Bay
Karsten Busch Las Vegas, Beginners Consolation Winner Steve Clark Las Vegas, FIBS Tourney 2nd Place Ron Dumont Las Vegas, Beginners Consolation 2nd Place Ron Karr Las Vegas, Open Consolation 2nd Place Bill Phipps Las Vegas, Open Consolation Winner Maureen Wasley Las Vegas, Blitz Winner Elliott Winslow Sao Paulo, Brazil, Open Winner
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