Backgammon Ayr is pleased to announce the inaugural Jim Smart Memorial competition taking place on Sunday 24th May 2026. Jim was the club’s organiser from 2022 to 2025 and sadly passed away in January. In his memory the club is running a fun, social tournament where everyone is welcome. The Swiss-style tournament is free to…
Backgammon Ayr‘s regular club meeting on Tuesday 6th May has been cancelled as the normal venue is unavailable. Regular meetings resume on the 13th of May at the Bell Rock.
Last night was Backgammon Ayr’s annual Christmas meal and 14 members enjoyed a lovely festive dinner at The Bell Rock. Many thanks to Jackie and everyone else at The Bell Rock for their hospitality. The next club night is the 10th of January. Thanks to all our members for their continued support.
The new Winter League competition has been underway the last few weeks and the current standings can be found here. These are 7-point matches with everyone in one large league. A reminder that next week (13th Dec) is a regular Club evening but the following week (20th Dec) is the Club Christmas Meal at The…
16 players entered our first ever annual knockout tournament back in early July, and following 3 rounds of Swiss format matches followed by a straightforward knockout stage, the final (held 4 weeks ago) was contested by Willie Craig and Jim Smart. In a first to 13 point match the champion this year is Jim who…
14 players enjoyed an evening of Virtual Money matches on Tuesday. The Bell Rock also provided everyone with a delicious bread and soup supper!
Despite a few regulars not being there, we had a great turn out of 16 members on Tuesday night. Jim organised a couple of games where we paired up as Player A or Player B and we all used the same dice throws as rolled by Jim to prove my mantra which says “it’s not the…
Last Tuesday we had a round of doubles matches which made a change from our usual routine. Tomorrow we will be playing more doubles, friendlies and/or virtual money matches.
Finally….. we have a champion! Believe it or not, the 2022 club annual knockout tournament started as long ago as July 6th, so after the drawn-out initial rounds and the knockout stages, I’m pleased to report that the final was won last night by Jim, who triumphed over Willie 13-4. This was our first ever…
Last Tuesday in addition to 10 regulars, we welcomed a new member Adnan and we’re hoping he also becomes a regular to our weekly face-to-face sessions. The knockout tournament has now reached the final stage, as Jim defeated Pam in the remaining semi-final last week. The final to decide who wins the trophy will be…