Backgammon Online

22-Oct-2022
07:41 PST

Congratulations to Isnogood_68 on his first BBL trophy!

A big round of applause to all playoff participants:
Hamilton 57 - Finalist for the second time in a row
Laurakim and Pokhra - Semifinalists
Petertwyman, Mariusadi, Schenevmerla, and Liberty - Quarter-finalists

A huge thank you to all players for yet another great tournament! We have completed it 10 days earlier than the previous one!

The registration for BBL-15 will be open earlier, on November 9th, as I plan to be on vacation for the next six days. Please make sure to add this day to the calendar.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to assess your ability to complete your BBL-15 games without delays or postponements before registering.

See you all back soon!

Leoton

10-Nov-2022
10:03 PST

Friends,

It's now time to register for BBL-15! Same link as always: https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl

As with the previous tournaments, the number of open seats is limited to 36 players. The group seeding and tournament games are to begin on November 26. If you would like to participate, please make sure to register quickly!

Similarly to the previous tournaments, when you go to our website to sign up, you’ll need to check the “I agree” box, confirming that you will follow BBL Rules and Code of Conduct, submit results within 24 hours, and begin all group games by December 1, 2022.

Please assess your ability to complete your BBL-15 games without delays, postponements, or timeouts before registering.

Note: any players who allowed their games to be timed out in the previous tournament, will NOT have an automatic placement upon registration. If you are one of these players and want to participate in BBL-15, please contact me directly first.

Looking forward to having another great tournament with you all!

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

26-Nov-2022
07:47 PST

Friends,

I wanted to welcome all returning players and one newcomer to our BBL-15 tournament!

Based on the snapshot of participants’ ratings as of November 26, the group seeding has been completed and all games can begin! The maximum number of available seats is 36, but we are starting with 33 and the remaining seats will be kept open until the official start date of the tournament (December 1)

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

IMPORTANT: Please update your challenge criteria to ensure you can be challenged by your group opponents OR make sure you challenge them yourself first! All of your group games must be started by December 1!

In order 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, created for your convenience. Click that link for each of your group opponents and your BBL-15 challenge will automatically open on ZE.

The home page of the BBL website also has the result submission form which the winner of each individual game should fill in upon completion of the game in the following format:
Player A - Player B 1:0, Gammon (if applicable). Remember to submit your results within 24 hours of completion to avoid any delays.

As usual, I intend to update the results multiple times a day. In order to speed the pace up, 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.

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

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

02-Dec-2022
16:09 PST

Friends,

Yesterday was the official start of BBL-15 - the day when all games must at least be started!

We have already completed over 73% of group games. By now, we have four players that have already finished all their group games!

IMPORTANT: Please take a moment to review the results page on our BBL website and make sure all of your completed games were captured. If you haven't been able to begin any of your outstanding games or haven't submitted your results, please do it as soon as possible to stay in compliance with the Rules and Code of Conduct.

Any non-reported results of your victories will be marked as yellow card warnings on the results page. However, I will not be issuing warnings to those players whose opponents resigned from their games.

Please connect with me if you have any questions or concerns.
Good luck to all,
Leoton

25-Dec-2022
09:08 PST

Congratulations to Gem001 on his first BBL trophy!

A big round of applause to all playoff participants:
Estorba - Finalist
Laurakim and BossyBear - Semifinalists
Mariusadi, Blokhin2, Howler, and Schenevmerla - Quarterfinalists

As usual, all playoff participants received their bonus points on the overall League Leaderboard. Please check the current standing on our website.

A huge thank you to all players for yet another great tournament!

The registration for BBL-16 will be open per our usual schedule, on January 12 and the tournament will begin on January 26th. Please make sure to add these days to your calendar.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure to assess your ability to complete your BBL-16 games without delays or postponements before registering.

Happy Holidays to all and see you back soon!

Leoton

11-Jan-2023
21:08 PST

Friends,

It's now time to register for BBL-16, our first tournament in the new year!
Same link as always: https://tinyurl.com/ze-bbl

The number of open seats is again limited to 36 players. The group seeding and tournament games are to begin on January 26. If you would like to participate, please make sure to register quickly!

As usual, when you go to our website to sign up, you’ll need to check the “I agree” box, confirming that you will follow BBL Rules and Code of Conduct, submit results within 24 hours, and begin all group games by February 1, 2023.

Please assess your ability to complete your BBL-16 games without delays, postponements, or timeouts before registering.

Looking forward to having another great tournament with you all!

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

26-Jan-2023
05:32 PST

Friends,

I wanted to welcome all returning players to our BBL-16 tournament!

Based on the snapshot of participants’ ratings as of January 26, the group seeding has been completed and all games can begin! The maximum number of available seats is 36, but we are starting with 33 and the remaining seats will be kept open until the official start date of the tournament (February 1)

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

IMPORTANT: Please update your challenge criteria to ensure you can be challenged by your group opponents OR make sure you challenge them yourself first! All of your group games must be started by February 1!

In order 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, created for your convenience. Click that link for each of your group opponents and your BBL-16 challenge will automatically open on ZE.

The home page of the BBL website also has the result submission form which the winner of each individual game should fill in upon completion of the game in the following format:
Player A - Player B 1:0, Gammon (if applicable). Remember to submit your results within 24 hours of completion to avoid any delays.

As usual, I intend to update the results multiple times a day. In order to speed the pace up, 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.

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

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

01-Feb-2023
05:14 PST

Friends,

Today is the official start of BBL-16. This is the day when all group games must at least be started, but it looks like there are still some players who have outstanding games to begin.

We are currently behind the last tournament’s pace and need to speed it up to avoid delays!

IMPORTANT: Please take a moment to review the results page on our BBL website and make sure all of your completed games were captured. If you haven't been able to begin any of your outstanding games or haven't submitted your results, please do it as soon as possible to stay in compliance with the Rules and Code of Conduct.

Any non-reported results of your victories will be marked as yellow card warnings on the results page. However, I will not be issuing warnings to those players whose opponents resigned from their games.

Please connect with me if you have any questions or concerns.
Good luck to all,
Leoton

02-Feb-2023
18:26 PST

I have not been able to challenge pohkra. I sent a message yesterday asking that the time limit be changed from 3 to 2 or that he challenge me. Neither has happened. Now what?

07-Feb-2023
07:56 PST

same problem for me. Tried to challenge pokhra, but his criteria set to
"Days per turn must be at least 3 days (you specified 2 days)".
Sent him a note 2 days ago - no response at all.