Backgammon Galway

We meet once a week to play backgammon in Galway

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Best of luck to Galway's @josephmcginley this evening - in the final match of the Irish Backgammon League.
Both Joe and his opponent Daniel are aiming for promotion to Division 1 (of 9) by winning this evening's match.
https://t.co/hxav38O7gd #irelandBG

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Tá táiplis mhór á himirt le fada i nGaillimh. San amhrán "Bainis Pheigí Ní Eághra as Conamara" (a chum Mícheál Mac Suibhne timpeall 1790), áirítear gach rud a theastódh chun bainis gan sárú a eagrú.

Ina measc, luaitear:
"Paca cártaí, bosca táipléis - féach, ná fág na díslí"

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

@Lillis25 @kevigi @josephmcginley @maitiuocoimin @KingDonncha1 @duine_deas @CathalSeoighe @donnchup @geabstaire Dhá shampla feicthe agam - an ceann seo https://t.co/FVjnluoN00 a luann 'Connaught', agus ceann eile (nach féidir liom teacht ar anois) a luann Conamara.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Táiplis mhór san Ardchathair @BackgammonIRL

[Seán Hade @seanmhade]

Ealaín sráide BÁC 9

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

In 1791, tháinig consal na Fraince - Charles-Etienne Coquebert de Montbret - ar cuairt go Gaillimh.
Rinne sé cuir síos ar an 'Falmar Mór' - cluiche táiplise a d'imir muintir Chonamara.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

The match will be streamed live at 8pm tomorrow, on https://t.co/1m4nmGfx94
The first player to reach a score of 5 points will win the match, and their province will be crowned the Irish Interprovincial Champions.

Best of luck Joe,
Connachta Abú!

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Huge congratulations to the Connacht backgammon team, who beat Leinster in the final round of the Interprovincial Championships.
With this victory, Connacht and Munster have finished level in the tournament.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

To determine the overall tournament winner, a playoff match will take place between the captains of the two teams - @josephmcginley for Connacht, and Philip Newton (@BackgammonFreak) for Munster.
The playoff is scheduled to take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8pm.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Is iad
- Dearbhla Gowen,
- Conor Kelly,
- @josephmcginley,
- Patrick Kenny,
- @AvitalDines,
- Brian Dines (@beegeedee) agus
- Amir Alsaffar
na himreoirí a d'imir ar son Chúige Chonnacht.

Comhghairdeas leo ar fad.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Comhghairdeas mór le foireann táiplis mhór Chúige Chonnacht, tar éis dóibh an ceann is fearr a fháil ar Chúige Laighean, sa bhabhta deireanach de Chraobhchomórtas na gCúigí.
Leis an mbua seo, tá Connachta agus an Mhumhain cothrom sa chéad áit ag deireadh an chomórtais.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Sruthófar an cluiche seo beo ag 8pm amárach, ar https://t.co/1m4nmGfx94
Is é an céad imreoir a schroicheas cúig phointe a bheas an bua aige sa chluiche. De réir sin, bronnfar teideal 'Seaimpíní na hÉireann' ar Chonnachta nó ar an Mumhain.

Go n-éirí go geal le Joe.
Connachta abú!

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Last evening saw a nebuchadnezzar of matches taking place, in the 2017 Pyramid finale.
Remaining pyramid matches include:
Adjourned QF: Joe leads Eamonn 6-4 [post crawford]
Winner of JoeVsEamonn will play a SF vs @paddy_ofarrell,
winner of the SF will play Des for the title.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

My mistake - the 5-pt league saw a lot of matches played, and the 'top-6' will be contested next Tuesday - it was the BG2 league that didn't see much action this year. Joe

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Last but not least, perhaps the most prestigious of all the 2017 contests: The Cup!
Triple-elimination, 11-pt matches.
3 players still in this competition: @josephmcginley, @HY_jess, Des O'Reilly. Des has earned a bye, so Jess is paired against her husband Joseph.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

5-point league may be mothballed due to lack of interest. BG2 League also suffered heavily due to emigration of two of the top players there.
Its been a pretty bad year for the club, with average attendance below 4 for the second half of the year.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

GP: 12 Monthly knockout tournaments; your best 7 results throughout the series count towards overall ranking, with a top-2 playoff.
A final between Des O'Reilly & Conor Kelly looks most likely, but @josephmcginley is lurking in 3rd place, with some fixtures yet to be completed.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Pyramid: (similar to a ladder tournament, the title-holder gets to wear a fancy egyptian hat until they are deposed).
Our next club night (12 December) will be a pyramid competition night. @josephmcginley holds the hat at present, but it's a difficult one to hold on to.

[Backgammon Galway @BG_Galway]

Beginning to wrap up the various yearlong competitions for 2017.
BG1 League: 8 players, triple Round Robin of 13-pt matches.
@josephmcginley is so far ahead as to be uncatchable, he's deemed the winner (though a lot of fixtures were not completed)