Ed talks to Arda Findikoğlu, Tournament Director for some of the biggest and best backgammon tournaments in the world.

WBGF Championships:
WBGF World Championships 2026
Climax to the Women's Teams final match
Apologies to Ken Vaughan, whose name I somehow missed when I listed the members of the Australian National Team!

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Ed talks to Nick Groll, Doron Claxton and Jordan Cox about the growth of backgammon in South Africa and the upcoming Africa Open Backgammon Championship.

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South African Backgammon:
sa backgammon assoc. (sabga)
Africa Open Backgammon Championship
Pip & Pivot

Gals Who Gammon:
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This bonus episode is a re-post from the Disorder Podcast for listeners of Over the Board. Jason Pack and Jane Kinninmont discuss the state of the world (and backgammon).

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Listen to Jason's interview with Jamison Firestone here.

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Disorder notes/links

For Jason’s reflections on Backgammon and Mega-Ordering and humility on losing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iGehf_MAyuE

For Valeria’s art: https://backgammonbeauty.com/

You can watch the final here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UruOwdoyu8&t=8414s

Or the more (pleasing from my perspective) semi final here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yptjF5waoZ8&t=12807s

Andy Burnham on How to Fail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aRidqdh29w

For more on Backgammon Galaxy visit - https://www.backgammongalaxy.com/