Rome, 7 December 1997: the roman Giuseppe Ricciardi won the 1st Italian Scrabble Championship. A thousand players participated at the Milano, Rome, Naples, Palermo, Bologna and Venice selections.
18 October 1997: the national final of the Italian SEI Championship took place in Rome, organized by studiogiochi in collaboration with Dal Negro. A very successful championship, which saw the participation of about 2,000 people all over Italy.
London, 18-24 August 1997: the first edition of the Mind Sports Olympiad has took place! 35 board games and mental-skills tournaments. Dario De Toffoli was one of the few Italians participants.
19-22 June 1997: the 9th “City of Venice” International Backgammon Tournament was held in the glamorous setting of the Casino at Lido of Venice. The winner is the Swedish student Markus Eek.