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Topic: Backgammon Blitz League (BBL)

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xapko87

21-May-2025
00:00 PDT

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ZE is constantly on a window on my browser at work and it's a PC that never turns off so I imagine I always appear online. Sometimes I can play a move or two, sometimes I can start and finish a lot of games in one sitting and sometimes I'm not even able to look at it. Over the weekends I try my best to stay screen-free.
And I imagine a lot of people are having similar schedules. We all have lives, families, jobs, etc. We're gathered with the understanding that we're trying our best to play as fast as possible and have fun whilst doing it.
There are stuff that we all can do, like making sure we have enough free game slots to start all games right away for example. But ultimately I do believe most people are trying their best not to hold things up.

aceydeucyonly

22-May-2025
09:53 PDT

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Howler

22-May-2025
10:15 PDT

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leoton

22-May-2025
10:24 PDT

@aceydeucyonly

Please delete your post. It is totally insensitive and inappropriate. This is a forum for BBL players and you are not a member of this league.

leoton

23-May-2025
05:14 PDT

BBL-30 is OPEN

Friends,

As promised, BBL-30 is open a few days earlier to accommodate next month's upcoming BBL Cup. Remember, the top 16 players from all time (including BBL-30) will be eligible to play in the Cup. More details about this BBL Cup will be provided next month.

This time, 32 players signed up, so each group will have 8 players, unless we have late additions that will be eligible until May 26.

Based on the snapshot of participants’ ratings as of May 23, the four-group seeding is now set, and all games can begin! The top four players from each group will go to the 1/8 finals, with the playoff portion of the tournament being conducted on a best-of-three basis. All games must use the BG format only.

As always, I would like to reiterate that this is a blitz league. When you signed up, you agreed to play fast, abide by the rules and code of conduct, and report individual results on our BBL website in a timely manner.

IMPORTANT: Please update your challenge criteria to ensure you can be challenged by your group opponents or challenge them yourself first! Check your ignore lists, too. Please avoid any delays as all your group games must start by June 1!

To see who your group opponents are, please go to the home page of the BBL website (https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl - bookmark this page!), where you will find the link to the Results page. Everything is set up on that page, including a ZE challenge link for each group opponent, which is created for your convenience. Click that link for each group opponent, and your BBL challenge will automatically open on ZE.

On the home page of the BBL website, you will find the result submission form. The winner of each individual game should fill in this form within 24 hours of completion in the following format: Player A - Player B 1:0, Gammon (if applicable).

As usual, I intend to update the results multiple times a day as I get automated notifications on your result submissions. Please review the results page often, and if you are not seeing some of your results, please don’t hesitate to submit them even if you lost a game. Your assistance here is greatly appreciated.

Here are a few additional suggestions to speed up the games:
a) Communicate with your opponents to see what time of the day is best for both of you to be online.
b) If you happen to be on the losing side and your game is out of reach, consider resigning and updating the website with the result yourself, as your opponent might not notice that the game was over.

As usual, feel free to connect with me directly if you have any issues, questions, or concerns

Best,
Leoton
https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl