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.
Over the Board
Claim This Podcastby Ed Hall
5.0(32 reviews)
29 episodes
Updated Daily
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Podcast Authority
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Quality9
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Engagement51
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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.
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Publishing Since
11/18/2024
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Podcast Authority
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Social0
YouTube0
Engagement51
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Episode Length
48 minutes
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Recent Episodes
June 9, 2026
Bernhard Mayr, President of the World Backgammon Federation
<p>Ed talks to Bernhard Mayr about his roles in the World Backgammon Federation, World Backgammon Internet Federation and the Backgammon Masters Awarding Body.</p><p><a href="https://wbgf.info/">WBGF – World Backgammon Federation</a><br><a href="https://bgmastersab.com/about">BMAB - Backgammon Masters Awarding Body</a></p><p>Contact the show:<br>overtheboard.pod@gmail.com<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/overtheboard.pod/">Instagram</a></p><p>Learn to play at the Backgammon Cafe:<br><a href="https://www.thebackgammoncafe.com/?ref=OB10">https://www.thebackgammoncafe.com?ref=OB10</a></p>
May 26, 2026
Backgammon, neurodiversity and mental health
<p>Ed talks to players from all walks of life about autism, ADHD, mental health and (of course) backgammon! </p><p>Content warning: This episode contains references to mental health conditions, suicide, and mortality rates for autistic people.</p><p>The Cubed Backgammon Charity Series:<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BBoYRLZPU/">Facebook group</a></p><p>Further reading:<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-024-06408-0">Game Changer: Exploring the Role of Board Games in the Lives of Autistic People</a><br><a href="https://www.aspect.org.au/resource-library/mental-health">Supporting mental health – Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)</a><br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40474-024-00308-9">Updated Systematic Review of Suicide in Autism: 2018–2024</a><br><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175094672300065X">All-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review</a></p><p>Over the Board on YouTube:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@overtheboard_pod">Channel home</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oasKmQTHh5w">The Pete Heskett interview</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/LE1uURJwAkI">Alex Eshaghian interviews Ed</a></p><p>Contact the show:<br>overtheboard.pod@gmail.com<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/overtheboard.pod/">Instagram</a><br></p>
May 12, 2026
Backgammon and Wax: Breaks, takes and the highest of stakes
<p>Ed talks to Doc Brown and Jeremy Newton about the growth of Backgammon and Wax and the importance of connected communities.</p><p><a href="https://backgammonandwax.com/">Backgammon and Wax</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/backgammonandwaxldn/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://luma.com/h2v0wf7x">Buy tickets</a> for Backgammon and Wax in NY</p><p>Contact the show:<br>overtheboard.pod@gmail.com<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/overtheboard.pod/">Instagram</a></p><p>Learn backgammon:<br><a href="https://www.thebackgammoncafe.com?ref=OB10">https://www.thebackgammoncafe.com?ref=OB10</a></p><p>Fancy a game?<br><a href="https://play.backgammongalaxy.com/">Backgammon Galaxy</a> - edhall<br><a href="https://opengammon.com/">OpenGammon</a> - overtheboard</p>
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