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Name: 2026 Boston Open Backgammon Tournament
Start: 2026-10-28
End: 2026-11-01
Location: The Verve Hotel Boston Natick

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Miami Open Backgammon 2026: The Team, Schedule and Fantasy Guide

Who builds a week-long backgammon festival? Meet the Miami Open's producers, directors and crew, get the November 17–23 programme at Hilton Miami Aventura, and see the opening fantasy prices for all three free contests.

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Events · Oct 21, 2026

Miami Open Backgammon 2026: The Team, Schedule and Fantasy Guide

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Fantasy · Oct 21, 2026

Miami Open 2026: Three Free Fantasy Contests Are Open for Aventura

Three free-to-play Miami contests are open now: Super Jackpot (Miami Masters Jackpot), ABT Open and WWB Women's Cup. Here are the locks, the rules and what our new 2025 history badge means.

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Championship · Oct 20, 2026

Boston Open 2026 Preview: Five Days of ABT Backgammon in Natick

The American Backgammon Tour heads to The Verve Hotel Boston Natick from October 28 to November 1 for the 2026 Boston Open, directed by Rory Pascar. Here is the official schedule, the formats, and how to follow along.

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Players · Oct 20, 2026

Dmitriy Obukhov: The Work Behind the Livestream

Every streamed match at an American Backgammon Tour stop rests on unglamorous work: equipment, setup, scores, long days. Dmitriy Obukhov has been doing that work for years — and the game is better for it.

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Fantasy backgammon: six players, 50,000 credits and a captain earning 1.5 times points

Guide · Oct 20, 2026

How to Play Fantasy Backgammon: The Complete Guide

Six players, a 50,000-credit cap, one captain at 1.5× — here is exactly how fantasy backgammon works, from choosing a contest to the scoring table, using the live Boston Open contests as the example.

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Events · Oct 20, 2026

Buy Us a Coffee. Help Backgammon Grow.

Bet on Gammon's reporting, player pages and fantasy contests — and the Backgammon Social Club's meetups in Las Vegas — are community efforts. If you'd like to help, you can now buy us a coffee.

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Official flyer for the Backgammon Social Club's third visit to The Alchemist, October 22, 2026

Events · Oct 20, 2026

Third Time's a Charm: Backgammon Returns to The Alchemist on October 22

The Backgammon Social Club's third visit to The Alchemist is Thursday, October 22, 6–9 p.m. at 4300 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas. All skill levels welcome — come learn, play, and meet people over food and cocktails.

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Beginner’s Guide to Backgammon

New to the game? Learn the board, the starting setup, how to move, hit and bear off, then how gammons, the doubling cube and matches work — with an original board diagram and worked examples.

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