Was looking for things to do and found a local backgammon club . They run a tournament every thursday at a bar/restaurant called the little red wagon. Bar was relatively empty, with friendly bartendar and waitress.
Tonight there were 18 people in. Each pays $10 and there lots of other wagers that they did’t explain to the new guy. Everyone there was very serious about the game and the format was a 7 point match in the main bracket and 5 game match in the losers bracket. I did very well and made to the finals on my first night. did make a few mistakes, like roll onto the wrong side of the board and came close to a major rule of rolling dice before the other player picks up theirs. it’s worse than touching the cards in atlantic city. the penalty is you have to keep the roll on the dice, but the other play can redo his move knowing what your roll is. very big penalty.
I dd well tonight, but allot of it was based on good rolls rather than skill. Because I lost in the finals I was awarded third place which is the “bubble” position and no payout. Still was fun and I’ll go back. It’s a mile from apartment, and $5 cab ride.
There’s a poker game this weekend, i.e. I’m finding ways maintain my vices…..
Shocker that you found the poker, bar and backgammon haunts in Minneapolis already. Pete – I would keep an eye out on these backgammon guys – You make it to the final table (heads up) and end up in third place with no money payout – sounds a little fishy to me, even for Minneapolis. Have fun at poker. We’ll be LRCing and Vegas Mikeing in T-3weeks. Mike