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"They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Saturday, 31 July 2010, at 12:26 a.m.

In Response To: "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ." (lenny)

Lenny writes: Like in surfing. LOCALS ONLY MANNN!

I'm afraid your point is lost on me. In my experience, backgammon has been anything but "local" in outlook. Indeed, one of the reasons I've enjoyed backgammon so much is that through it I've met so many people from all over the globe -- people who enjoy meeting and passing time with such people. If there's any intention among organizers to exclude "non-locals" I'm completely unaware of it.

Lenny writes: "You put the extra i in shriveling. I didn't.

So I did. I'm terribly sorry. Thanks for the correction.

Lenny writes: 2010 Cavendish entry - $2800 pair. Minimum auction bid $12,500.

The tournament's website lists the top ten finishers. I'd be curious to know how many pairs participated and what the payout structure was at this big money event.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/crosswords/bridge/10card.html has some details -- the auction's prize pool was divided among the buyers of the top 10, and whoever bought the winning pair in the auction for $62,000 made a $139,200 profit!

Messages In This Thread

• "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
  lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:23 a.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Rodney Lighton -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:27 a.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 6:35 a.m.
      • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 7:42 a.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Steve Mellen -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 3:09 p.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      John Stryker -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 3:53 p.m.
  • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 4:52 p.m.
    • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
      lenny -- Friday, 30 July 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
      • "They have limited access to the game for foreigners . . ."
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 31 July 2010, at 12:26 a.m.