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TOP TEN REASONS to come to California State Backgammon Championship!

Posted By: Candace Mayeron
Date: Saturday, 15 September 2018, at 5:51 a.m.

It’s that time of year again -- time to make your travel & hotel arrangements and register for the California State Backgammon Championship! The dates are Thursday, November 29 to Sunday, December 2, 2018. Plans are already underway to bring YOU the best tournament ever!

10. We are in a spacious luxury hotel (Hilton at LAX) for a reduced room rate of $137!

9. You get free transportation between LAX and the hotel! Many airlines are having sales, good through Dec 15th. Check it out with your favorite airline.

8. The Main Event (ABT side) has three divisions: Open, Advanced and Novice. Our FORMAT is double elimination with a progressive Consolation, which means you get TWO chances to win the top prize and THREE chances to cash!

7. We have both a Championship Jackpot (“Super 32”) and an Advanced Jackpot (“Paul Dingwell Amateur Jackpot”)!

6. Side events galore: Doubles, Seniors, blitzes, DMP (one-point matches)! You will play a LOT of backgammon!

5. Experienced staff: Everyone on staff has extensive tournament staffing experience and all are here to help you. Our Tournament Director is Hall of Backgammon Famer Patrick Gibson, now in his 43rd year of tournament directing!

4. PaskoGammon Challenge: for the first time anywhere, we will hold an official PaskoGammon event. Winner plays off against Jim Pasko for the title: World’s Greatest PaskoGammon Player! Plus lots of money. Details in the brochure and on two websites. (Link below)

3. Free lecture: Phil Simborg will present a one-hour lecture on cube action in back games. This lecture is designed to help you in the PaskoGammon Challenge.

2. Calcutta: Few tournaments have Calcuttas. Los Angeles does, and it is a super fun way to own a piece of your favorite champion. (Not to mention creating the opportunity to interact with him/her.)

And the #1 reason to come to the California State Championship . . .

1. We are the last ABT tournament of the year and a PRIME tournament to boot. Points, points points!!

Here is the link to REGISTER NOW. You know you want to!

http://gammonassociateswest.com/