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		<title>Backgammon tournament winner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Competitors: 183 Rounds: 4 Start date: 04 April 2011 End date: 03 September 2011 Finally, my first ever backgammon tournament win and I&#8217;m mighty pleased! This is also an improvement on the 4th place obtained in my previous final. On this occasion, all my opponents in the final round had a higher ELO rating than me but I still succeeded [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Competitors: 183</strong></p>
<p><strong>Rounds: 4</strong></p>
<p><strong>Start date: 04 April 2011</strong></p>
<p><strong>End date: 03 September 2011</strong></p>
<p>Finally, my first ever backgammon tournament win and I&#8217;m mighty pleased! This is also an improvement on the <a title="18th Backgammon Tournament Final" href="http://79664664.com/2011/08/03/18th-backgammon-tournament-final/" target="_blank">4th place obtained in my previous final</a>. On this occasion, all my opponents in the final round had a higher ELO rating than me but I still succeeded in winning 5 out of my 6 games.</p>
<p><a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/GammonTour19a.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2199" title="19th BackgammonTournament " src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/GammonTour19a-226x300.png" alt="GammonTour19a 226x300 Backgammon tournament winner!" width="226" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>The game which elevated me from a potential 2nd to winner was a classic end game. A combination of the right rolls and the right play saw me turn defeat into victory, submerging me in a pure adrenalin rush. To those among you more familiar with football than backgammon, I can explain it this way. At the ninetieth minute I&#8217;m losing 1-0. I get the equalizer in extra time and with only seconds on the clock, I score the winner!</p>
<div id="attachment_2193" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/GammonTour.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2193" title="The game that decided it all" src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/GammonTour-300x283.png" alt="GammonTour 300x283 Backgammon tournament winner!" width="300" height="283" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The game that decided it all</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Visit the website and play on-line here: <a href="http://www.zooescape.com">http://www.zooescape.com</a></p>
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		<title>18th Backgammon Tournament Final</title>
		<link>http://79664664.com/2011/08/03/18th-backgammon-tournament-final/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever the final result, I&#8217;m chuffed to have made it to my first-ever final of an on-line  backgammon tournament. There were 178 competitors in the first round and now I&#8217;m in the top 4. &#160; My final position: 4th overall]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">Whatever the final result, I&#8217;m chuffed to have made it to my first-ever final of an on-line  <a title="Zooescape" href="http://zooescape.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000;">backgammon tournament</span></a>.</span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">There were 178 competitors in the first round and now I&#8217;m in the top 4.</span></h3>
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<p><a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Backgammon18.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2173" title="18th Tournament Final" src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Backgammon18.png" alt="Backgammon18 18th Backgammon Tournament Final" width="533" height="428" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>My final position: 4th overall</strong></p>
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		<title>9th out of 260!</title>
		<link>http://79664664.com/2011/01/25/9th-out-of-260/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My backgammon preparation, both practical and theoretical, is paying off. I entered the ladder at www.zooescape.com last month and now here I am, top 10!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My backgammon preparation, both practical and theoretical, is paying off. I entered the ladder at <a title="Zooescape" href="http://www.zooescape.com" target="_blank">www.zooescape.com</a> last month and now here I am, top 10!</p>
<p><a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BackgammonLadder.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1495" title="Backgammon Ladder" src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BackgammonLadder.png" alt="BackgammonLadder 9th out of 260!" width="285" height="276" /></a></p>
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		<title>Scrabble</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final board of an informative and fun game of Scrabble, with players hailing from Reunion Island, Russia and Malta. So many weird words&#8230;..]]></description>
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<a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Scrabble.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1452" title="Scrabble" src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Scrabble-300x225.jpg" alt="Scrabble 300x225 Scrabble" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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		<title>Playing with young women &#8211; the group photo</title>
		<link>http://79664664.com/2010/05/06/jungfrauen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 01:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here they are, the ladies that pleasured me for so many hours.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_422" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 369px"><a href="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/JungFrauen.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-422" title="JungFrauen" src="http://79664664.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/JungFrauen.jpg" alt="JungFrauen Playing with young women   the group photo" width="359" height="523" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">JungFrauen by Gustav Klimt</p></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;">You asked to see them so here they are, the ladies that pleasured me  for so many hours.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Only 500 pieces but a lovely challenge to put together a beautiful  and colourful work of art.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Now framed and hanging in my hallway!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>(this is a follow-up to the post &#8216;<a title="Playing with young women" href="http://79664664.com/2010/05/03/playing-with-young-women/" target="_self">Playing with young women</a></em><em>&#8216;)</em></p>
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		<title>Playing with young women</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 08:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A full week of playing with young women. What more can a man ask for? Maybe that his girlfriend won't object to this "hobby", possibly even being a willing participant? Well, last week was the week when it all happened.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A full week of playing with young women. What more can a man ask for? Maybe that his girlfriend won&#8217;t object to this &#8220;hobby&#8221;, possibly even being a willing participant? Well, last week was the week when it all happened.</p>
<p>In truth, if I had to wring out the hours spent at work and the time necessary to recharge my energy levels with food and sleep, then I&#8217;m left with around 10 hours of hands-on play. Divide that by the number of women spread out on various horizontal surfaces (the kitchen table being the most popular) and I really had about 120 minutes of physical indulgence with each one. However, I&#8217;m not complaining!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m now ready to go one step further and post a picture of all the young women involved within the next few days. However, in order to protect their privacy, the page will only be accessible with a password. This I will provide to those emailing their request to me at <a href="mailto:webmaster@79664664.com">webmaster@79664664.com</a>.</p>
<p>******</p>
<p>6th May &#8211; Group photo uploaded: <a title="Playing with young women - group photo" href="http://79664664.com/2010/05/06/jungfrauen/" target="_self">http://79664664.com/2010/05/06/jungfrauen/</a></p>
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