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    Category: History

    New Website

    usbgf.org gets an overhaul and a new look
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    April Mesich (Admin) March 1, 2022

    Brand Redesign with Logo Update

    Brand redesign with logo update
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    April Mesich (Admin) January 30, 2021

    Online Tournament Series

    An evolution of our Online Tournament Circuit
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    April Mesich (Admin) January 1, 2021

    ABT Online! Created

    As a response to lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions
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    April Mesich (Admin) April 1, 2020
    John Pirner

    John Pirner

    President/Executive Director 2020–present
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    April Mesich (Admin) April 1, 2020
    U.S. Backgammon Federation logo from 2019. It has checker and pip symbols and has the letters USBGF.

    Updated Logo

    Updated logo design
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    April Mesich (Admin) September 24, 2019

    USBGF Tournament Rules Rewriten

    Simplified ruleset first used in 2017
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    April Mesich (Admin) September 1, 2017

    USBGF Acquires American Backgammon Tour (ABT)

    The ABT was created by Bill Davis in 1993
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    April Mesich (Admin) January 1, 2017
    Karen Davis

    Karen Davis

    President/Executive Director 2017–2020
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    April Mesich (Admin) January 1, 2017

    First USBGF Ruleset Published

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    April Mesich (Admin) October 1, 2016
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