Ed revisits the first ever episode of Over the Board, going behind the scenes at the 2024 Australian Backgammon Championships.

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USA Backgammon final 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAwieD-JtV0

Backgammon resources:
Minimalist Backgammon Trainer
Chicory
Bar Point Backgammon

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Ed talks to Jonathan Hakimi of Backgammon Cash and Nick Jones of BackgammonDB.

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Backgammon Cash:
Backgammon Cash | Play Backgammon Online for Money
5POINT | Backgammon Integrity Intelligence
Backgammon Cash - YouTube

BackgammonDB:
BackgammonDB — Your Home for Backgammon Study

Backgammon Sage Pro:
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Live Tournaments:
2026 Australian Backgammon Championships
Africa Open Backgammon Championship | Join the Exciting Backgammon Event
SHB Big Bucks Backgammon — Montecasino, November 2026

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Ed talks to Stephen Dubner about podcasting, the magic of audio, Richard Feynman, and whether backgammon can save us from ourselves.

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Freakonomics Radio:
Freakonomics - The hidden side of everything
Freakonomics Radio Network - YouTube

Ed talks to three different guests all doing creative things in the world of backgammon: John Druska, Valeria Molinari and Alec Barr.

Pure Backgammon:
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Eric Schmidt:
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Backgammon Beauty:
https://backgammonbeauty.com/

Over the Board on YouTube:
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Backgammon Sage Pro:
Backgames and Containment — Training the Stage 11 engine | Backgammon Sage Pro
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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:
Home | Gals Who Gammon

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).

Over the Board notes/links

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/

Ed talks to Mark Higgins about Backgammon Sage Pro, neural networks, generative AI, and AI coding tools.

Try Backgammon Sage Pro here

Watch Alex Eshaghian's interview with Mark Higgins:
Backgammon Sage - NEWEST Software - Interview with developer Mark Higgins 🎲🎲 - YouTube

Backgammon World Championship:
2026 Backgammon World Championship - YouTube
Backgammon World Championship - Home page

Jason Pack's podcast:
Disorder Podcast

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