• AO: An Accredited Organiser (AO) must be a UKBGF member and agree that both their events and personal behaviour will be in accordance with the UKBGF Rules and Code of Conduct.

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      Contributors: Running a Club/Tournament by Simon Morecroft; Rules by Martin Barkwill; Etiquette by Julian Minwalla; Competition Formats & Management by Simon Hopper & Julian Minwalla; Ratings by Tony Lezard; The UKBGF Tour by Kev Jones; Site concept and creation by Simon Hopper.

Available courses

RUNNING A CLUB/TOURNAMENT

Basics you should know to run a good BG Club or One-Off Tournament.

RULES

The rules of the game

ETIQUETTE

What constitutes acceptable - and unacceptable - behaviour over the backgammon board / at a backgammon event?

COMPETITION FORMATS & MANAGEMENT

What types of competition formats can an Organiser use?

What are the other considerations in running a tournament?

RATINGS

How to upload match results to the UKBGF ratings system

The UKBGF TOUR

Qualifying criteria for the UK Invitational, end of year tournament

FORUM AND DISCUSSION

This section is not part of the Accreditation study. It is a place where authorised individuals can ask questions, seek advice and share experiences and ideas.