Plodding my way to the top

My interest in backgammon started about 5 years ago. We were on holiday and at a pub and they happened to have a backgammon set. I’d played a few times before and knew the rules but for some reason this time I really got interested. When I got back home I found a local backgammon club (Reading, Berks.), someone lent me a copy of JellyFish and I really got hooked.

Today I play in the Bristol backgammon league and I’ve finally managed to get to division 1 – the highest league in the club. I only scraped into the top league by the skin of my teeth and am expecting to lose many matches. To give you an idea of the standard of play, one of the players in this league, John Slattery, was European Champion a few years back. Gulp. Well, so far so good. I’ve played 5 matches and I’ve won 3. I’ve even been complimented on my cube handling by one of the best players in the league.

It’s taken me 5 years to get there but it just goes to show – if you keep on plodding along, eventually you’ll end up where you’re going. I just need to remember to keep on plodding along with some other things in my life...