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In article <22916@venera.isi.edu> knight@isi.edu (Kevin Knight) writes:
>
>Greetings, I just moved from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles recently.
>Can anyone tell me the story on organized backgammon in LA?
>(Regular meetings, if any, tournaments, places and times, etc.)
>Thanks in advance!  My email address is knight@isi.edu.
>
>	Kevin

Kevin,

One of best sources of which I know for the information that you
requested in your posting, above, is the semi-legendary Cavendish West 
in Hollywood, which is the most famous site/sight in at least
Southern California for loose backgammon games --i.e., "action" in
the relevant argot-- and backgammon tourneys; the telephone number
there is, I believe, 818-901-0464.  


Generally, I strongly encourage those wishing to learn about backgammon
tourneys wordlwide to invest in a subscription to at least one of
the following two publications:

NAME OF PUBLICATION      SUBSCRIPTION          ADDRESS             TEL #
                             PAYEE    
Flint Area BackgammoNews Carol Joy Cole   3003 Ridgecliffe Drive  313-232-9731
(monthly, $15/year,                       Flint, MI 48532         (FAXes, too)
$25/year overseas,                        USA                  
$300 lifetime)

The Backgammon Calendar  The Gammon Press P.O. Box 294            617-641-2091
(monthly, $20/year,                       Arlington, MA 02174
$35/year overseas air)                    USA

The relative advantages of BackgammoNews are, first, it is slightly
to much less expensive, depending on your subscription term thereto;
and second, each issue contains much backgammon information other than
listings and results of backgammon tourneys -- e.g., articles on
backgammon theory, several problem positions, and an impressive list
of bg books, bg equipment, bg software, and other bg paraphernalia.

The relative advantage of the Calendar is that each issue contains
much more detailed information concerning backgammon tourneys than the
corresponding issue of BackgammoNews:  First, *complete* details of
all upcoming major bg events -- including divisions and fee
structures, hotel information, and travel tips; and second,
information on bg clubs and the scheduling of regular local bg
tourneys.   

So, take your pick:  To paraphrase Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry,
the question you have to ask yourself, prospective subscriber, is "Do
you prefer more general or more specific information?"; and, by the
way, "both" is a reasonable answer in this case.


Informatively yours,

-- JCB