Online Tournaments

Tournament Overview
Tournaments are LIVE events. You are expected to be present through the entire event as long as you are still alive. 
Mondays and Thursdays
  • Twin Cities Backgammon Club members only
  • Formats
    • Monday: Single elimination: 6PM - 7 point matches, 8PM - 5 point matches
    • Thursday: Single elimination with 1st round consolation
      1st round - 7points, Consolation -  5 points (guaranteed 2 matches.)  
      ​The consolation round will be defined by random draw after everyone has finished their first match.
  • $10 - Entry Fee 
  • Optional Side Pools: $10 and/or $20
Saturday Special Events
  • Open to players in the U.S. on an invitation basis
  • Double elimination, 7pt undefeated/5pt fighters
  • $20 - Entry Fee
  • Optional Side Pool: $50
  • 80% return on entry, 90% return on side pool 

How to Enter the Tournament
  1. You will need a free Discord account to play.  See our FAQ for information on how to set up and test Discord
  2. Entry deadline is 30 minutes before the scheduled start time.
  3. To enter, send your entry fee and optional side pool payment through Venmo: Monday and Saturday Tournament, send to @MMesich (last 4 digits of phone 8286); Thursday Tournament, send to @Spencemeister (last 4 digits of phone 0664).  Please indicate the date of tournament you are entering in your Venmo payment note.   
  4. Log into the Twin Cities Backgammon Club Discord channel 30 min before start time and join the Tournament voice channel. We will have announcements during that time.
  5. The bracket will be posted on the brackets page at the scheduled start time

Connect With Your Opponent
When you are matched with an opponent, click on their name in Discord and "Call" them.  Voice is preferred as you can then communicate during the match without typing.
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How to Play
The default site is BackgammonGalaxy.com, please use the Casual Clock settings. You may play on another platform such as Grid Gammon or Backgammon Studio by mutual agreement.  

How to Report
The winner is responsible to report their win to the director in the Tournament text channel in Discord.  Tag the director by typing  @director.  Note that the director may be playing their own match, don't wait for the match to be recorded before starting your next match.  We appreciate your help in keeping the tournament moving. 
Questions?