Ed talks to Ben Phillips, a backgammon (and poker) player & organiser, about his role in the Australian backgammon community and the upcoming 2025 Australian Championships.
2025 Australian Backgammon Championships
A Lifetime on Planet Groove | Podcast on Spotify
A Lifetime on Planet Groove - Podcast - Apple Podcasts
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Ed talks to Christoph Deiter and Mia Kandidakis about backgammon in Manchester and Sydney, the two places he calls home.
Links:
Where & When to Play | Backgammon in Manchester
Sydney Social Backgammon (@sydneybackgammon) • Instagram photos and videos
Bondi Backgammon Club (@bondibackgammonclub) • Instagram photos and videos
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Ed Hall (@overtheboard.pod) • Instagram photos and videos
Ed talks to John Kalachnik and Brad Burtnette about the State Fair Tournament and the growth of backgammon in Iowa.
Iowa Backgammon – Promoting the game of backgammon across the state of Iowa
Iowa State Fair | 2025 Backgammon (Results Updated 8.16.25)
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Ed talks to Hanna Polyakova, a young backgammon player from Kursk, Russia.
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Alex Eshaghian interviews Ed:
https://youtu.be/P9sdX9fmbaU?si=MA6cS0I_yBXppLr1
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Social Model of Disability:
Social Model Of Disability - AFDO
Universal Design:
What is Universal Design? – The UD Project
Ed interviews Alfie Kirkpatrick about Backgammon Hub, an online platform that he developed during lockdown.
Backgammon Hub
FAQs for tournament directors:
Backgammon Hub FAQs - Google Docs
Alex Eshaghian interview:
INCREDIBLE #Backgammon Podcaster Ed Hall REVEALS SECRETS - EXCLUSIVE Interview! 🎲🎲
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Ed interviews Phil Simborg of the Backgammon Learning Centre
Learn Backgammon:
Backgammon Products, News and Learning Center
Backgammon World Championships
Backgammon Galaxy - YouTube
Backgammon World Championship | Monte-Carlo | Facebook
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Ed talks to Marc Olsen about football, Backgammon Galaxy, Monte Carlo and more.
Links:
Backgammon World Championship
Backgammon Galaxy - Play Online for Free
Backgammon Galaxy - YouTube
Undercover Backgammon Grandmaster plays in Istanbul Grand Bazaar (FUN TO WATCH!)
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Ed interviews Frank Berger, creator of BG Blitz.
Download BG Blitz:
- Professional Backgammon Software for Windows | Mac | Linux
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A Lifetime on Planet Groove:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cmuX2I4cYVJPWm0kOWmsY?si=41ba883f3da14878
Ed interviews Backgammon Super Grandmaster Masayuki Mochizuki.
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Ed talks to Antoinette-Marie Williams about her life in backgammon and her mission to educate and inspire future generations of players.
PrimeTimeBG_2023_0709_Vol14N4-1_Antoinette_Williams_feature_nocover.pdf
The Moth | The Art and Craft of Storytelling
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Ed interviews Eric Schmidt of Schmidt Brothers Backgammon.
Eric Schmidt (@schmidt_brothers_backgammon) • Instagram photos and videos
The Darwin board:
Instagram
Save the Gammon – Handmade, artisan backgammon doubling cubes
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Ed talks to Khasha Naghshineh of the Canada Backgammon Association.
CBGA Links:
www.backgammon.ca
www.meetup.com/backgammon/events
https://www.instagram.com/canadabackgammon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadabackgammon
https://www.youtube.com/@canadabackgammon
Ratings and equity links:
Ranking (backgammon) players: the case for PR
Backgammon FAQ: Ratings
All That Luck
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Ed interviews three backgammon players who have all made contributions to the game in Australia: Simon Woodhead, Cindy Belonogoff and Steve Roberts.
Australia New Zealand Backgammon Federation
ANZBGF Home - ANZBGF
BGLOG
bgLog NT
Warp Gammon
Warp Gammon Tournaments Home Page
First Internet Backgammon Server
FIBS, the First Internet Backgammon Server
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Ed interviews Maggie and Tony Diamantidis about the upcoming World National & Women's Teams Championships.
3rd Greek Grand Prix & International Backgammon Championship
Member Nation Tournaments ⋆ WBGF
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Ed talks to Eran Lambooij, creator of OpenGammon.
Play backgammon online on OpenGammon:
opengammon.com
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Ed interviews James Purtill, a tech reporter at the ABC.
Hello AI Overlords Podcast:
I for one welcome... Hello AI Overlords! - ABC listen
Axel Reichert article:
Rough and Ready Rules for Rookies: The First Two Rolls
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Ed interviews Hideaki Ueda, a backgammon grandmaster from Kobe, Japan.
Learn more about BMAB:
Backgammon Ratings - BMAB
2025 Osaka Open:
English Page – 大阪オープン2025
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Ed interviews Remington Davenport, backgammon player and founder of NYC Backgammon Club.
NYC Backgammon Club:
https://www.instagram.com/nycbackgammonclub
Gals who Gammon:
https://www.instagram.com/galswhogammon
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https://chat.whatsapp.com/BCiPLTVKYgbDP8vnX4QXhz
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Ed talks to Guy Haslam, board maker extraordinaire and Founder of Bone Club.
Become a Bone Club member:
https://www.boneclub.com/membership
Watch Guy at work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uryfCn3xBEU
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