By Stephan Sookram

DOMINOES enthusiasts across the country will be gearing for the second edition of the International dominoes competition, under the auspices of the Georgetown Dominoes Association (GDA).The tournament which begins tomorrow at 1222-23 Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt will feature teams from the Caribbean coming face to face with the best of Guyana. The tournament concludes on April 4.
According to president of the GDA, Faye Joseph, “This year we (are) more off the ground and not so limited with this tournament. So far we are getting good response but I would like to encourage teams in Guyana to come on board, I always say come and play the game that you love.”
She continued, “Everyone is interested in coming to Guyana to explore and see what Guyana is all about and be involved in the games.”
The second edition of the tournament according to the GDA president is aimed at celebrating the country’s 50th Independence anniversary.
She continued, “More over I’m seeing a lot of teams coming out, some of them you can’t even pronounce their names but I know them all because we live like a family by coming and playing dominoes every day. We’ve become a family.
The winning team will receive US$5000 along with a trophy, while the second-placed team will pick up US$2500 and a trophy.
Third- and fourth-placed teams will collect US$1500 and US$1000 with entry cost pegged at US$200 or GY$40 000.
Marshall said that members of the private and public sectors and established teams were invited to participate in the tournament.