Best Backgammon Set - Backgammon Boards:

Backgammon can be lots of fun and owning a backgammon set or backgammon board is fairly cheap and will provide hours of entertainment amongst friends and family. Backgammon boards and sets come in a variety of styles including attache, folding box, combo sets, travel sets, table top style, tables, and aluminum. Small travel sets are the cheapest starting at $19.95 while an attache style leather backgammon set can cost $2600+ (that's no typo). The luxury backgammon sets like the Competition Backgammon Set - Model GV16 - Espresso/Conifer ($2650) at Gammonvillage.com is a Geoffrey Parker board made of Dauphin leather. For a more reasonable attache backgammon set check out the The Marquis Backgammon Set ($159.95) - with suede like playing field, or the The Sterling Backgammon Set ($219.95). Non leather attached style sets are very reasonable at about $45-$60. Our favorite is the USA Tournament Backgammon Set ($229) - a Crisloid board with an American Flag background. The top selling folding box backgammon sets/boards are the Camphor Backgammon Set - 15in. ($79), the Black Inlaid Mahogany/Beechwood Folding Wood Backgammon Set - Medium ($170) and the Red Inlaid Beech Folding Wood Backgammon Set - Medium ($200). I have owned a Portfolio Gammon travel set for years and love its portability and velour interior ($29.95). Some of the travel backgammon sets have motifs like cows, giraffes, zebra, lizards, etc.

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Some of the combo sets are great for trips (where travel space is at a premium). You can get chess, checkers, cribbage, dominoes, and backgammon in one complete carrying case for about $34.95. A great home version of the combo set is the Camphor Backgammon / Chess / Checkers Combination Set ($189.95) with solid built wood construction, quality chess pieces and checkers. If you have a game room in your house, perhaps getting a backgammon table is a good idea. The 3339 - Wooden Chess / Backgammon Table ($199.95) features a unique reversible board and is small enough to be stowed away. A more professional Mahogany 8-in-1 Game Table ($1495) looks great, but takes up lots of space, so you better be dedicated to using it regularly. Table top style backgammon boards are what I prefer for home use and the Dal Negro boards (made in Italy) are the best. Lastly, aluminum folding box backgammon cases have rounded corners and include dice, cups, and checkers for about $99. You can find all these great deals online at Gammonvillage.com or shop at Thechessstore.com and find Neroulia backgammon sets, Hector Saxe backgammon sets, and Manopoulos sets.

Play Backgammon Online - Yahoo or MSN:

Thanks to the Internet, you can now play backgammon online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Play against players from all over the world and match your wit and skills to see how you do. Most sites even offer backgammon tournaments where 100's of players gather to face off against each other. One of the more popular backgammon websites is at Zone.msn.com/backgammon/. The MSN backgrammon site started in 1997 and offers free online play (you do have to register) with gaming rooms, ladders, and tournaments. Yahoo also runs the Yahoo Backgammon site at Games.yahoo.com/bg, free to everyone as long as you register online. Each game room is based on skill level (beginner, intermediate, advanced). You can watch backgammon games online before actually playing on all these sites. There are even online backgammon sites that let you play for money (beware of the stakes before committing to any game) such as Gammonvillage.com or Pro-Gammon.com. Most of these pay sites will ask you to download a free version of their backgammon software which eventually leads to them soliciting you to "pay to play" on their pay networks. It's not illegal to play for money, but like any online gambling, it can be addictive and we have heard of several backgammon players losing $1000's. It's probably best to play for fun with an occasional tournament thrown in for added excitement.

Rules - Instructions:

Backgammon is both a game of luck and skill, played by 2 people. Each person has 15 checkers on a board with 24 spaces or points. Each player rolls the dice and moves their pieces based on the number combinations. The object of the game is to bring your checkers home before your opponent does. You can block and hit the other players checker pieces as you move your own men. The rules of backgammon are pretty simple and easy to learn. For complete diagrams and written instructions on how to play backgammon, we suggest looking at http://www.bkgm.com/rules.html. They offer a complete rundown on backgammon setup, the object of the game, movement of the checkers (backgammon strategy), hitting and entering, bearing off, and doubling. Once you learn the basic rules, you get to decide on strategy. I've always found backgammon to be a great travel game (I have a small travel case for my board) - works great in airports, on airplanes, or in hotels and resorts. The game of backgammon doesn't require that much thought and it's very relaxing while on vacation.

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