Ratings-2007/01/06

Name		Record		Rating	Exp	Tournament Points Y-T-D
		W	L
Greg		122	53	1769.82	1706
Matt		53	33	1674.66	410
Karen		10	3	1611.11	67
Derek		82	91	1551.62	1677
Sharon		4	2	1551.52	28
Martha		34	24	1529.83	251
Ralph		1	0	1520.92	5
Joanne		1	1	1502.70	14
Steve		0	0	1500.00	0
Wanda		0	0	1500.00	0
Susan		0	0	1500.00	0
Criss		0	0	1500.00	0
Judy		0	0	1500.00	0
Lisa		0	0	1500.00	0
Iaan		0	0	1500.00	0
Karen		0	0	1500.00	0
Andrew		1	2	1489.89	21
Don		1	1	1487.32	6
Ken		0	1	1483.74	3
Whymark		1	2	1479.69	17
Kathy		0	3	1470.28	3
Kevin		0	3	1444.41	15
Herbie		12	19	1439.63	169
Ray		30	41	1436.68	363
Al		0	3	1437.87	17
Denise		1	6	1416.06	35
Donna		11	17	1409.09	107
Nora		33	51	1408.02	434
Barry		5	18	1308.20	88
Terry		6	33	1218.61	211

Matches In Progress
DATE STARTED	PTS	PLAYER 01		PLAYER 02		COMMENT
		Name	Score	Name	Score
2006/04/06	3	Martha	0	Karen	2	Crawford.
2006/03/30	5	Matt	2	Karen	2	match gm.
2006/03/23	5	Ray	0	Kevin	2
2006/01/19	5	Greg	1	Joanne	1
2006/11/02	11	Derek	8	Nora	7

5,000 y.o. Backgammon Set Unearthed!

A 5,000-year-old backgammon set with an ebony board is reported to have been unearthed in an Iranian excavation:
“The oldest backgammon in the world along with 60 pieces has been unearthed beneath the rubbles of the legendary Burnt City in Sistan-Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran. Iranian archeologists working on the relics of the 5,000-year-old civilization argue this backgammon is much older than the one already discovered in Mesopotamia and their evidence is strong enough to claim the board game was first played in the Burnt City and then transferred to other civilizations.” Read more…