The backgammon podcast! In each episode host, Ed Hall, interviews backgammon players and authors, teachers and commentators, board makers and organisers... anyone and everyone with a backgammon story to tell.
Ed revisits the first ever episode of Over the Board, going behind the scenes at the 2024 Australian Backgammon Championships.
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USA Backgammon final 1982
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAwieD-JtV0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAwieD-JtV0)
Backgammon resources:
Minimalist Backgammon Trainer (https://backgammon-trainer.ovh/)
Chicory (https://glassresearch.ai/backgammon/)
Bar Point Backgammon (https://barpointbackgammon.com/)
Backgammon Sage Pro:
https://sage.bgsage.ai/ (https://sage.bgsage.ai/)
Use the code SAGEOTB30 to get 30% off the first year of an annual subscription. I will earn a small commission from any sales using this code and renewals will be charged at the regular annual price.
13 Oct 2026
New ideas in backgammon
Ed talks to Jonathan Hakimi of Backgammon Cash and Nick Jones of BackgammonDB.
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Backgammon Cash:
Backgammon Cash | Play Backgammon Online for Money (https://www.backgammon-cash.com/)
5POINT | Backgammon Integrity Intelligence (https://www.5-point.net/)
Backgammon Cash - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@BackgammonCash/shorts)
BackgammonDB:
BackgammonDB — Your Home for Backgammon Study (https://backgammondb.com/)
Backgammon Sage Pro:
https://sage.bgsage.ai/ (https://sage.bgsage.ai/)
Use the code SAGEOTB30 for 30% off the first year of an annual subscription (renewals charged at the standard annual rate)
Live Tournaments:
2026 Australian Backgammon Championships (https://bglog.org/2026-bg-champs.html#home)
Africa Open Backgammon Championship | Join the Exciting Backgammon Event (https://www.africaopenbg.com/)
SHB Big Bucks Backgammon — Montecasino, November 2026 (https://shbbackgammon.com/)
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29 Sept 2026
Stephen Dubner, creator of Freakonomics Radio
Ed talks to Stephen Dubner about podcasting, the magic of audio, Richard Feynman, and whether backgammon can save us from ourselves.
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Freakonomics Radio:
Freakonomics - The hidden side of everything (https://freakonomics.com/)
Freakonomics Radio Network - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@Freakonomics)
Who has been a guest on Over the Board
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Frank Berger
Masayuki Mochizuki
Antoinette-Marie Williams
Reach and audience
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
15 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
9
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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Guest appearances
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