Tournament Results
Sunday, 18 January 1998
San Mateo, California
Double your pleasure, double your fun! These folks doubled their Brownie Points, claiming 1997 and 1998 Brownie Points for the January results:
Beginner's section (4 players):
Main Winner - Bill Landry*
2nd - Hristo Zahov*
Intermediate section (10 players):
Main Winner - Brian Farr*
2nd - Joan Clark*
Consolation Winner/ Maureen Wasley*
2nd Nigel Vann
(Split)
Open section (16 players):
Main Winner - Kit Woolsey*
2nd - Doug Wilson*
Consolation Winner - Nick Ballard*
2nd - Roger Gabrielson*
* denotes BGBB members
Congratulations to you all!
Again this month, and every month until next June, GamesGrid has contributed additional prizes to the winners. First-place main flight prizes of a six-month subscription to GG were awarded to Bill Landry, Brian Farr and Kit Woolsey; three-month subscriptions go to Nick Ballard, Joan Clark, Maureen Wasley, Doug Wilson and Hristo Zahov; and a free month is awarded to Roger Gabrielson and Nigel Vann. Thanks, GamesGrid!
Get out your pencil, your calendar, and your backgammon board! BGBB excitedly announces plans for the Winter Special Tournament.
A special date: Saturday, February 28th
12:00 noon
A special place: The Great Entertainer
976 Bryant Street (at 8th Street)
San Francisco
415.861.8833
Special entry fees: Members Non-members Beginners Division $ 25 $ 30 Intermediate Division $ 50 $ 55 Open Division $ 100 $ 105
The Great Entertainer is a delightful venue, and this Winter Special will offer fun activities for everyone. There's a full pool and billiards hall, a large selection of video and pinball games, a sports bar, restaurant, and full-service bar (check out their Web site at http://www.tge.com). Parking is plentiful in their lot, and weekend parking in the South of Market area is no problem. Bring your fun spirit, your non-bg-playing friends and family, and your board, and get ready for a good time!
The results are in! The 1997 Brownie Points Winner is ... [drum roll] ... Ron Karr! Ron had a spectacular BGBB year, placing in nearly every tournament in which he played (and which he every so sprightly timed to coincide with his non-annotator months). Ron's showing has earned him a spot on the Permanent BGBB Trophy, a batch of brownies from the BGBB Kitchens (and they're yours all yours, Ron!), a personalized doubling cube, and a special envelope. Congratulations, Ron -- The first of the BGBB Brownie Points Winners!
When you see them again, congratulate all of these outstanding Brownie Points questors:
Beginners Division - 1st - Claudia Imatt
2nd - Bill Landry
3rd - Bill Caplan
4th - Mark Hein
5th - Sherry Dumont
Intermediate Division - 1st - Roger Gabrielson
2nd - Michael Mitzenmacher
3rd - Vesko Marinov
4th - JC Dill
5th - Brian Farr
Open Division - 1st - Ron Karr
2nd - Kit Woolsey
3rd - Daniel Murphy
4th - Elliott Winslow
5th - Roger Gabrielson
Please, one and all, come to the February San Mateo tourney (that's on February 15th) for the Awards Show!
The red ribbon on Richard McIntosh's travelling Backgammon Deli was officially cut at the January tourney. Backgammon accoutrements (dice, doubling cubes) and books (including the newly-republished Magriel's Backgammon) are in plentiful and attractive supply. Special orders also available. More details (and the on-line store) will follow.
Best line overheard last Sunday:
Non-football fan, puzzled over the absence of a game on the television: "So, the 49ers don't play next week?"
Sally Woolsey: "That's right. They didn't play last week either."
Players in the News: Woowoo Elliott Winslow, finalist in the Giant Jackpot in Istanbul!
A double Long Distance Award, for Double Brownie Points month: Nigel Vann, in town from Baltimore, and Mike Fujita, from Honolulu. We're so happy you all joined us!
In Memoriam: Tom Henson, 1970-1998.
Upcoming tournament flyers, sample Chicago Point and Flint BackgammoNews newsletters, new and old backgammon publications, they're all available at the next tourney, which is ...
Sunday, February 15th
12:00 noon
Doors open at 10:00 am
1730 South Amphlett, Suite 116
San Mateo, CA
Please bring a board.
Keep on rollin' well,
B
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