ANCHORAGE ALASKA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Bob Stoller; 907/277-1798
Venue:Thursday; Barnes&Noble 200 East Northern Lights Blvd; Anchorage, AK
Meeting: Saturday: Alaska Burger & Brew Restaurant; 8010 Old Seward Highway; Anchorage, Ak
and Thursday and Saturday at 6:00 PM
TEMPE MEETUP GROUP
Contact: David
Venue: Various
Meeting: Various. See website for events
GAMMON ASSOCIATES
Contact: Patrick Gibson.
818/901-0464
Venue: Denny's Restaurant; 5525 N. Sepulveda Blvd.; Sherman Oaks, California
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Venue: El Mariachi Mexican Grill; 15627 Ventura Blvd.; Encino, California
Meeting: Sunday at 5:00 PM
WEST HOLLYWOOD BACKGAMMON CLUB
Modern social club meeting at various locations across Los Angeles.
See website for upcoming event dates and venues.
BACKGAMMON CLUB OF SAN DIEGO
Contact: Frank Frigo or Michael Pines.
502/974-5164
Venue: Embassy Suites; 4550 La Jolla Village Drive; San Diego, California
Meeting: Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
OCBG
Contact: Vinny (760) 552-3845 or Paul (562) 301-4268
Venue: Muldoon's Irish Pub; 202 Newport Center Drive; Newport Beach, California
Meeting: Monday at 4:00 PM. Entries accepted until 6:30 PM.
BACKGAMMON BY THE
BAY
Contact: Ted Chee. 831/261-4583
Venue: Mountain Mike's Pizza; 12850 Saratoga Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, California; or
La Val's Pizza; 1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California
Meeting: Occasional Saturday or Sunday at 11:30 AM. Verify exact dates at Facebook website.
SACRAMENTO BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Mona Mazza, Founder/Director; 916/706-9064
Venue: Round Table Pizza Clubhouse; 7873 Lichen Drive; Citrus Heights, California, 95621
Meeting: Chouettes on specific days of the month.Text Mona for details
Players organize the annual NorCal Backgammon Championship.
COLORADO BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Dan Minardi. 303/356-3679
Venue & Time: For changes check website: Colorado Backgammon and Meetup
FORT COLLINS BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Edward Onny. 970/658-8682
Venue and Meeting : Check Meetup website for changes.
LAS VEGAS BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Tony Anton. 702/458-0926
Venue: Meepleville Board Game Cafe; 4704 W Sahara Avenue; Las Vegas, Nevada
Meeting: Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Daniel Price. 702/682-1079
Venue: Town Center Lounge II; 2992 West Cheyenne; North Las Vegas, Nevada
Meeting: Second Sunday monthly. See website for details.
NEVADA BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
Contact: Rory Pascar. 617/699-9100
Venue: Golden Nugget; 129 East Fremont Street; Las Vegas, Nevada
Meeting: Two major tournaments annually.
ALBUQUERQUE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Ed Rosenblum. 505/795-3382
Venue: Paseo Flying Star; 8000 Paseo del Norte; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Meeting: Wednesday at 5:30 PM.
PORTLAND BACKGAMMON MEETUP GROUP
Contact: Mark Danburg-Wyld. 541/513-2945
Venue: Lucky Lab Brew Pub; 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd.; Portland, Oregon
Meeting: 2nd or 3rd Sunday monthly at 1:00 PM. See above website or this one for dates.
UTAH BACKGAMMON CLUB
Venue: Denny's Restaurant, 401 W 7200 S, Midvale, UT 84047
Meeting: Monthly. See website for details.
BELLINGHAM BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
Contact: Russ Kendall. 360/255-1014
Venue: The Firehouse; 1295 E. Bakerview Road; Bellingham, Washington
Meeting: 3rd Sunday monthly at 5:30 PM (No formal meetings June, July, and August.)
PUB CLUB
Contact: Paulette Duong. 630/643-6965
Venue: Two Chefs Restaurant & Bar; 3 S. Center Street; Bensenville, Illinois
Meeting: Thursdays at 6:45 PM
PEORIA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Jim Zinkhon. 309/264-2003
Venue: Mariachis Mexican Restaurant; 1818 W. War Memorial Drive; Peoria, Illinois
Meeting: Thursdays at 6:30 PM
SANGAMON VALLEY
BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
Contact: Randy Armstrong 217/622-9447
Venue: Harvest Market; 3000 S. Veterans Parkway; Springfield, Illinois
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Springfield SeriesVenue: Various Central Illinois locations. See website for details.
Meeting: 1st Saturday monthly, November through April at 11:30
AM
TRUDIE'S WINNETKA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Bill Chibnik.
847/291-7363
Venue: Winnetka Community House; 620 Lincoln; Winnetka, Illinois
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:45 PM
HOOSIER BACKGAMMON
CLUB
Contact: Sean Garber. 317/241-0605
Venue: Traders Mill Grill & Bar; 5650 W 86th Street, Ste 100; Indianapolis, Indiana
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:30 PM
NORTHWEST INDIANA BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
Contact: John O'Hagan or Dana Laite,
219/241-5981 or 219/205-0631
Venue: Langel's Pizza; 2833 Highway Avenue; Highland, IN
Meeting: 2nd Saturday monthly at 12:30 PM
DES MOINES BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Scott Henderson. 515/490-6659
Venue: Big Grove Brewery, 555 17th St., Des Moines, Iowa
Meeting: 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM
KCBACKGAMMON - USBL
Contact: Eric Barr. 816/237-8089
Venue: Fox & Hound; 10428 Metcalf Ave; Overland Park, Kansas
Meeting: 1st & 3rd Wednesday at 6:30 PM (USBL affiliate - FREE entry & CASH entry.)
FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Carol Joy Cole. 810/232-9731
Venue: Sharky’s Sports Bar; 4050 S. Center Road; Burton, Michigan
Meeting: Thursday at 6:30 PM
TWIN CITIES BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: April Kennedy Mesich. 612/703-3211
Venue: Mainstreet Bar & Grilll; 814 Main Street; Hopkins, Minnesota
Meeting: Mondays at 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM (Two tournament starting times)
Find dates and locations for "social backgammon" events at Twin Cities Meetup.
Contact: CJ Cashman 612/716-2523 or Michael Cashman 612/619-2783
Venue: VFW#5555; 6715 Lake Shore Dr, S.; Richfield ,MN
Meeting: Thursdays at 7:00 PM
ST. LOUIS GATEWAY BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Gerry Tansey or James Feher
Venue: Dierbergs Market; 1080 Lindemann Road; Des Peres, Missouri
Meeting: Sunday at 3:00 PM
OHIO STATE BACKGAMMON
CLUB
Contact: Joe Miller. 330/268-4610
Venue: The Wings Warehouse; 2293 Wadsworth Rd; Norton, OH 44203
Meeting: 1st or 2nd Sunday monthly at 12:00 PM. See website for exact dates.
COLUMBUS BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Christopher Yep. 614/208-3816
Venue: Polaris Fashion Place Mall—Food Court; 1500 Polaris Parkway; Columbus, Ohio
Meeting: 2nd Sunday monthly at 12:00 PM
OLDE TOWNE BACKGAMMON
Contact: Rob Crase. 614/581-4023
Venue: Plank's Cafe & Pizzeria; 743 Parsons Avenue; Columbus, Ohio
Meeting: Monthly. See website or
Facebook page for date and time.
TULSA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Joanna Mabee Lein. 630/606-2363 or 918/508-5898
Venue: Buffalo Wild Wings; Tulsa Hills Shopping Center; 7568 S Olympia Av.; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:30 PM
DALLAS BACKGAMMON LEAGUE
Contact: Tom Wheeler.
972/484-3038
Venue: IHOP, 3910 Belt Line Road, Addison, Texas
Meeting: Wednesday at 7:30 PM
AUSTIN BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Chris Schwandenmann
Venue:
La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant, 651 N Highway 183, Leander TX
Meeting: Sundays 5PM to 7PM EDT. Check website for changes.
HOUSTON BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Bill Riles. 281/703-9304
Venue: The Bull &Bear; 11980 Westheimer Rd ; Houston TX.
Meeting: Third Saturday monthly at 12:30 PM
Weekly tournaments on Tuesdays starting at 7PM
MADISON BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Keene Marin. 608/320-5933
Venue: La Hacienda Restaurant 515 S Park St; Madison, WI
Meeting: Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Tournaments 1st, 2nd & 4th Tuesday. Chouettes 3rd & 5th Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Peter Abbott. 414/467-8757
Venue: McGinn's Sports Bar; 5901 W. Bluemound Road; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meeting: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. Tournaments 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday.
Open Play 2nd & 4th Wednesday.
CONNECTICUT BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Ross Gordon. 203/521-7866
Venue: Meeting in the cities of Southberry, Fairfield, Milford, and Stamford, Connecticut
Meeting: Tuesday weekly and Saturday monthly at various times. For event dates, see website.
EASTON AND REDDING BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: J. Weinstein
Venue: Easton Public Library
Meeting: Monthly. Check website.
MARYLAND
BALTIMORE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Paul Laubner.
Venue: Alice's Family Restaurant; 2909 Eastern Blvd.; Middle River, Maryland
Meeting: 1st & 3rd Monday at 6:30 PM
MDBACKGAMMON
Contact: Genna Cowan. 410/905-6462
Venue: The Green Turtle; 8872 McGaw Road; Columbia, Maryland
Meeting: 2nd Monday at 6:00 PM
NEW ENGLAND BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Albert Steg. 617/417-6743
Venue: Kings ; 52 Second Ave.; Burlington, Massachusetts
Meeting: Sunday monthly at 11:30 AM. For changes to event dates and location, see website.
WACHUSETT BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Paul Caracciolo. 508/873-2232
Venue: Guido's Soft Step Floor Covering; 271 W. Boylston Street; West Boylston, Massachusetts
Meeting: Thursdays at 5:00 PM
NEW JERSEY
NORTH JERSEY BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Pete Jarvis. (973) 800-9185
Venue: Carelli's Pizza; 101 Newark Pompton Turnpike.; Little Falls, New Jersey
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:00 PM.
NEW YORK CITY BACKGAMMON
Contact: Scott R
Venue: Josie Woods Pub; 11 Waverly Place; New York, New York
Meeting: Tuesday at 6:00 PM once per calendar month. Register at website for notification.
BACKGAMMON CLUB of the GREAT MANHATTAN NORTH
Contact: Jason Aingor ; 516/728-3131 and backgammonclubgmn
Venue: Tryon Public House
, 4740 Broadway, Inwood, NY 10040
Meeting: at 7 pm on the 4th Thursday of every month.
CLINTON HILL BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Joe. 980/226-0893 or Babs. 763/234-6374.
Venue: The Emerson Bar
561 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn,Ny 11205
Meeting: 4-10pm Saturday chouettes and semi-annual tournaments. See websitefor details
NYC BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Remington Davenport. Contact via Instagram.
Venue/Meeting: Random for social backgammon.
Check for dates and locations at events.
LONG ISLAND BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: John Barnett. 516/742-6250
Venue: Cornerstone Bar & Grill; 288 Jericho Turnpike; Mineola, New York
Meeting: Monday monthly at 7:00 PM. To verify play dates, see website.
BACKGAMMON ON LONG ISLAND
Contact: Bill Lonergan
Venue: Cornerstone Bar & Grill; 288 Jericho Turnpike; Mineola, New York
Meeting: Tuesdays at 7:00 PM.
ROCHESTER BACKGAMMON MEET-UP GROUP
Contact: Shane Austin Kramer
Venue: Check website to for current venue.
Meeting: Tuesday at 6:00 PM. Check website to verify play date.
LIBERTY BELL BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Raymond Pasternak
Venue: Barnaby's Restaurant,
1901 Old West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083
Meeting: Mondays at 7PM
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Frank Raposa.
978/400-6385
Venue: The Board Room; 925 N. Garfield Street; Arlington, VA
Meeting: Monday at 7:00 PM Check Meetup
BELTWAY BACKGAMMON
Contact: Larry Brown. 571/214-8298
Venue: The Board Room; 925 N. Garfield Street; Arlington, VA
Meeting: Sundays at 12:30 PM. Alternating weekly
double elimination and Swiss formats.
ASHBURN BACKGAMMON CLUB MEETUP
Contact: Marianne. 571/246-1005; T.Jayne. 540/241-4436
Venue: Il Cappero19307 Promenade Dr,Leesburg,VA
Meeting: Monthly on Saturdays. Resuming August 23, 2025. Check website.
VANDALIA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Edward R. Burgess 304/444-6302
Venue: Logan's Roadhouse ; 201 RHL Blvd.; Charleston, WV
Meeting: Third Wednesday monthly at 6:00 PM
FLORENCE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Frank DeSandre.
731/607-0982
Venue: Flobama Sports Bar; 311 N. Court Street; Florence, Alabama 35630
Meeting: Monday at 5:30 PM
LITTLE ROCK BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: axiom98@hotmail.com; 970-508-3053
Venue: Four Points Sheraton Little Rock, 925 S University Avenue, Little Rock, AR
Meeting Bi-weekly on Wednesday at 6:00 PM (See website for game night announcements)
SUNNY FLORIDA
Contact: Karen Davis. 917/488-5364
Venue: Biergarten; 309 Via Del Palmas (Upper level); Boca Raton, Florida
Meeting: First Saturday monthly (typically) at 11:00 AM. Always check website for dates and locations.
Venue: Duffy's Sports Grill; 3969 NE 163rd St.; North Miami Beach, Florida
Meeting: Third Saturday monthly (typically) at 11:00 AM. Always check website for date.
MIAMI BEACH BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Freddy Figueroa.
Venue: Rice Mediterranean Kitchen; 164 Giralda Avenue; Coral Gables, Florida
Meeting: Bi-weekly. Often at Segafredo L'Originale; 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida. Visit website for more information.
MIAMI SOCIAL
Meeting for social backgammon on various days and venues around Miami FL.
Check website for upcoming events
SANFORD BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Erich Friedman
Venue: Hollerbach's Willow Tree Cafe, Sanford, FL
Meeting: Wednesdays 5PM to 8PM for casual games. Check website for changes.
SARASOTA BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Stacy Turner. 727/260-2452
Venue: Hampton Inn; 5995 Cattleridge Blvd; Saratoga FL
Meeting: Call or email for details. Chouette play only.
THE VILLAGES BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: George Keller. 347/881-7200
Venue: Chula Vista Recreation Center at The Villages; 1011 Rio Grande Avenue, Lady Lake, Florida
Meeting: Wednesday at 9:00 AM.
Venue: Laurel Manor Recreation Center at The Villages; 1985 Laurel Manor Diver, The Villages, Florida
Meeting: Thursday at 5:00 PM & Saturday at 8:30 AM.
ATLANTA NORTHSIDE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Greg Braun. 919/619-9863
Venue: Hudson Grille, 6317 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, Georgia
Meeting: Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Check the schedule for changes
Venue: Napoli Pizzeria; 276 Hammond Dr.; Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Meeting: First Sunday monthly at 1:30 PM
LOUISIANA
GAMMON UNDERGROUND
Contact: Brian Lonergan. 504/621-4699
Venue: 820 Bonnabel Blvd.; Metairie, Louisana
Meeting: 2nd and last Wednesday monthly at 7:00 PM. Check website.
CHARLOTTE BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: David Rogers. 704/593-1878
Venue: Midtown Tavern; 1500 East 3rd St; Charlotte, North Carolina
Meeting: Tuesday at 7:00 PM. First Monday monthly at 7:00 PM
RALEIGH-DURHAM BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact:Quinn Swanger 919/624-0642
Venue: The MacGregor Draft House; 107 Edinburgh S DR; Cary, NC
Meeting: Thursdays at 6:00PM
BRUNSWICK BEACHES BACKGAMMON CLUB
Contact: Carol Kerr 303/565-7346
Venue: Makai Brewing Company; 5850 Ocean Hwy W, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
Meeting: Saturday at 4:00 PM for side play.
Tournaments 1st Saturday monthly at 4:00 PM beginning Nov. 2.
BACKGAMMON SOCIETY OF HILTON HEAD
Contact: George Kops. 203/570-0599
Venue: Sea Pines Country Club; 30 Governors Road; Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Meeting: Thursday at 3:45 PM
NASHVILLE BACKGAMMON ASSOCIATION
Contact: Kristin Westerman, 615/630-3770
Venue: The Lost Paddy; 715 Spence Lane, Nashville,TN
Meeting: Tuesday at 6:30 PM and 4th Thursday monthly at 6:30 PM