Online Tournaments

​Tournament Overview
Tournament starts at Noon CT prompt!
Social time and attendance confirmation starts at 11:30am CT.
​Tournaments are LIVE events. You are expected to be present through the entire event as long as you are still alive.
For our regular Saturday Tournaments:
  • Open to players in the U.S. on an invitation basis
  • Double elimination, 9pt undefeated/5pt fighters
  • $20 - Entry Fee
  • Optional Side Pools: $20 Int/Adv, $50 Open
  • 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.  Here is an invitation to the U.S. Backgammon Club Discord,  https://discord.gg/fKy7evg - Note: Please only use this link once to find our server, the next time just open your Discord app.  
  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: @MMesich (last 4 digits of phone 8286);  Please indicate the date of tournament you are entering in your Venmo payment note.   
  4. Log into the U.S. 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, the assigned table for your match appears above your names. Click on the Table # in Discord and you will have a private "room" to talk with your opponent.
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How to Play
The default site is BackgammonGalaxy.com, please use the Casual Clock settings.

How to Report
The winner is responsible to report their win in the bracket by clicking the report icon on your match in the bracket on on the brackets page or on www.challonge.com.  If you have any problems just ask in the #Tournament Room and we'll help you out.
Questions?