Dear Backgammon Lovers 🤗 A Little Recent Story About Our Group One of my aims with my social backgammon group is to bring a cross-section of people together in warm, friendly and affordable venues, where we can play our favourite game and enjoy a good chat with each another. A little story from last Sunday illustrates this rather nicely! After exchanging a few messages, a nice, friendly-looking chap called Frederik turned up at my social backgammon group. I had absolutely no idea who he was. As I do with other newcomers to the group, I looked him in the eye and asked: "Can you play backgammon?" Frederik Mikkelsen, as I later discovered was his name, paused, gave me a polite, unassuming smile and replied: "Yes." In hindsight and as I thought later on reflection, this was probably the politest way anyone has ever said: "My friend, you have just asked the ocean whether it can swim." Frederik, who others and I later played well into the night, turned out to be the 2026 World Backgammon Champion, having come first in the recent London Open! 😂 A beautiful reminder that you never quite know who might turn up at one of our backgammon social gatherings ☺️ First-timers: Please see the information below on Meetup regarding the fee, etiquette, bringing boards, etc 😉 Finding Gest: Gest Restaurant & Bar is just inches from one of the exits at Euston Square station. Turn right at the ticket barriers and follow the route around. Gest – Our Venue Gest has become a favourite spot for our lively backgammon group, offering a warm, bright space with a relaxed and friendly vibe, helped enormously by its welcoming staff. Social Backgammon Whether you're a seasoned player or completely new to the game, everyone is welcome. Our Sunday afternoon meetups offer a mix of friendly competition, laughter and the occasional lucky double six. Add to this the food, drinks and easy conversation, and you've got the makings of a wonderful Sunday afternoon. 20% Off Food and Drink In order for us to conti

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