Joachim was now sitting on 164 points, to my 76. We agreed to an equitable split of the prize money, with Joachim claiming the title. I won the match, and got the bird. I have shipped it on a slow boat FROM China, at a cost greater than that of the statue itself. The Pattaya Cup starts tomorrow.
First place receives the elephant.
At these shipping rates, should I be so lucky, I don't know if I can afford to win. This article published with permission of Kit Woolsey's GammOnLine Message board Discuss this article on our Backgammon message board .