Your Ultimate Shopping Guide for Backgammon Galaxy Boards (2023 Edition)
Are you looking for a backgammon board which is both well-designed and functional but so far couldn’t find ‘the one’?
Well, this post will help you in many ways so that you can find the Backgammon Galaxy backgammon board that will be the perfect fit for your needs, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality. Find our boards here.
Purposes for Buying a Board
First of all, needless to say, there are numerous reasons for buying a board:
Traveling or city life - If you travel a lot, you might be looking for a travel board that you can carry easily.
Tournaments - Moreover, maybe you want to buy a special tournament size board that you can use while competing in backgammon tournaments.
Decoration - Along with these, you might want to keep one at home as a luxury decor item.
Believe us, we have boards for each purpose listed here, and many more!
Common Features of All Our Boards
High quality materials
Galaxy dimensions for better overview (except 1)
All boards come with precision dice
Designed by world class designers
MagFit surface system
And, some boards have the unique Magfit surface system where you can easily swap inlays and create a whole new look in seconds, which will be explained in detail in this blogpost.
Boards Overview
1- Earth Board
Price - 1100 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Overall
2- Monte Carlo Board
Price - 1200 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Tournament and decoration
3- Primal Board
Price - 2400 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Decoration
4- The VOID Board
Price - 1200 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Tournament & Decoration
5- Adventure Board
Price - 550 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Travel
6- Mini Earth Board
Price - 650 USD incl. shipping
Best choice for - Travel
Now that you’ve taken a short look at all our boards, you can read about them in detail below.
Let’s classify all boards into two broad categories: tournament size boards and travel boards.
Tournament Size Boards
1- The Earth Board
The first Backgammon Galaxy design we would like to list as a tournament size board is one that is similar to the board you know from our website.
The Earth Board and backgammongalaxy.com Online Board
While the game of backgammon itself is flawless, the traditional boards have left much to be desired. Most tournament-sized backgammon boards resemble oversized, unwieldy suitcases, making them a challenge to transport. But this challenge is over now, because we think about your needs and care about your experience in all aspects.
Key Features of the Earth Board
Premium Materials
Our skilled craftsmen have carefully chosen top-quality materials for crafting this board. The case and tray box are made from a beautiful piece of beech wood, which complements the green playing surface and the golden accents on the case's exterior, including the hinges and logo plate.
The checkers, which are both substantial and elegant at 44.2 mm in size, are crafted from marbled acrylic. When you slide them across the felt surface, it offers the senses a delightful feeling.
Travel Made Easy
A key goal in designing the Earth Board was to tackle a major challenge with luxury backgammon boards: their portability. Typically, these boards are large and bulky, often equipped with handles and locks.
We addressed this issue with an innovative design concept. We combined the two bear-off trays into a single, unique tray box that fits perfectly inside the board. Additionally, the board's interior dimensions are optimized to reduce its overall length.
Improved Lightweight Version - Zipper Bag
Zipper bag for higher convenience
Building on the improvements from our Neptune board, we've introduced a new, travel-friendly bag for all the board components. You now have the choice of using the stylish standard dice tray that fits inside the board or this lightweight bag. Want to cut down size and weight even further? No problem! Simply pack the checkers, dice, dice cups, and cube into the custom-designed zipper bag inside the board and leave the tray box at home. Now you have the barebones setup which is both lightweight and takes up minimal space on the table! This makes traveling the world for backgammon tournaments a breeze.
Easy to Clean Removable Playing Surface - “Magfit” mechanism
Removable playing surface
We've added a new feature to our already inventive travel-friendly design. The playing surfaces can now be taken off. The removable Magfit design allows you to clean or replace the playing surface very easily. This mechanism is achieved by using magnets to hold down the playing surface. Additionally, the materials used for the surface give a good bounce to the dice.
Backgammon Galaxy Colors
MagFit Inlays
Attaches magnetically
You might consider adding an extra inlay set and checkers with our expertly balanced color swatches that may suit your liking. You can shop for our special extra inlay sets and checkers here.
Elevate the Clock or Scoreboard
Another handy feature is that you can use one half of the tray box as a completely flat platform to elevate the game clock, dice tower, or scoreboard.
Perfect Overview
Unlike some other boards, we've made it easier to reach across the board by minimizing the distance between the opposite-facing 5-stacks. With the Earth Board, you won't have to stretch as far to move your checkers on your opponent's side.
This compact design also helps you see the whole board better. You won't have to scan as much, which improves your overall view of the checkers' positions. These dimensions are the same as our online Galaxy board, and we think they're just right for a backgammon board.
What You Will Receive as the Whole Set:
Backgammon board with “Earth” styled removable playing surfaces
Checker trays: 1x wooden 1x lightweight
Doubling cube
Two dice cups
15 green checkers and 15 white “finger dish” styled checkers
Elegant carrying bag
Galaxy Scoreboard
Materials
Frame and dice tray: Solid Oakwood
Playing surface: Felt on silicone
Checkers and dice: Resin
Carry Bag: Vegan leather
Measurements
Additional Measurements
Board Height (opened): 3,8 cm / 1,5 in
Board Height (closed): 7,6 cm / 2,99 in
Tray Box Height (opened): 3,2 cm / 1,26 in
Tray Box Height (closed): 6,4 cm / 2,52 in
Board Weight (w/ everything): 4,140 kg / 9,13 lb
Board Weight (w/o Tray Box): 2,140 kg / 4,72 lb
Tray Box Weight (w/ contents): 2 kg / 4,41 lb
2- Monte Carlo Grand Prix Board
Let’s move on to our second tournament size board: The Monte Carlo Board, which shines out with its nostalgic design and a more traditional aesthetic.
The Monte Carlo Board
Making Backgammon Tuxedo Worthy
Backgammon Galaxy is famous for its modern designs. But now, we're revisiting the classy backgammon sets from the 1970s – the ones you'd wear a tuxedo to play! Plus, we've expanded the color palette beyond just red, white, and green, carefully selecting shades that evoke nostalgia.
The checkers aren't plain white and black either. They feature a subtle smoky swirl that adds to the elegance.
Checkers with a smoky swirl design
Backgammon Galaxy Dimensions
The Monte Carlo board dimensions accommodate large checkers without making the playing surface hard to see. This feature was designed to help you improve your performance and minimize your mistakes.
These dimensions are consistent across our Earth, Void, and Monte Carlo boards.
Magfit Removable Surfaces
Our board comes with our famous magnetic technology , making it simple to change inlays. This is great news because; if you have inlays from Earth or Void boards, you can use them on the Monte Carlo board too!
What You Will Receive as the Whole Set
Backgammon board with "Monte Carlo" styled removable playing surfaces
Doubling cube
Two dice cups
"Monte Carlo" styled checker set
Elegant carrying bag
Galaxy Scoreboard
3- Primal Board
Primal Nature of Humanity Meets Backgammon
The Primal Board captures the raw nature of early man and woman through design and the use of high-end materials. The handmade checkers embody stone and fire in their appearance, while the zebrano wood grain suggests the flowing motion of fire. The inlays feature earthy tones, reminiscent of a primal fire pit.
Special handmade checkers
Furthermore, we decided to honor the exquisite zebrano wood by increasing the size of the board from our usual Galaxy dimensions. This enhancement makes it a fantastic decorative and modern centerpiece in any home while maintaining a professional playing experience.
The Primal Board dimensions
The Primal Board was perfected through numerous color samples, trial and error, until we found the right balance.
Magnetic Magfit Inlays
Yes, you can swap the inlays. If you desire another Galaxy style inlay, we can prepare it at a favorable price. You can also swap in FM Gammon size inlays if you already have them.
Product Information
Case Material 1: Durable, Exclusive Zebrano Wood
Exterior Surface: High-Quality Leather
Case Color: Brown
Surface Material: Specially crafted felt fabric that provides a unique satisfaction for the checker glide and dice movements.
Surface Height: 54cm
Surface Width: 27cm
Clasp Style: Metal (Silver Plated)
Handle: High-Quality Leather (Brown)
Suitable Backgammon Checker Sizes: 44.2mm - 44.5mm
The carrying bag with a vintage look
Measurements
Closed Length: 56.6cm
Closed Width: 38.8cm
Closed Height: 8cm
Open Length: 57cm
Open Width: 78cm
Open Height: 4cm
Weight: 5.9kg
4- The Void Board
Dark. Mysterious. Modern
Everything about the luxurious VOID backgammon board is about giving in to the total darkness of deep space. The lack of distracting colors and shapes creates an illusion of a surface floating in nothingness. The dark board makes the colors of the added inlays burst from vibrancy.
You can think of the VOID board as a part traditional, but wholly modern luxury backgammon set.
Perfect Overview
Gammon masters especially love our boards thanks to the perfect overview they provide. The inner dimensions were thought out meticulously so that you will have the best playing experience as your eyes can easily grasp the whole playing surface without any blindspots.
Don't worry - No scratches
The outside of the board has protective vegan leather covering the case. You can set that board anywhere without having to worry about scratching the elegant dark outer surface.
Use your Earth Board MagFit Inlays too
Since the dimensions are identical to those of the Earth board, every Earth board owner can insert their other MagFit inlays perfectly into the VOID board. This gives you the chance to put a lot of different inlay options which suit your liking!
Last but not least, your board will have a beautiful carry bag included.
Black carry bag
Six Different Editions of the Void Board
Our “Interstellar Series” consists of six different Void Boards, which have different color combinations. All of them have the same features, except for the styling of the playing surfaces and checkers. Below is the list for the combination of inlay surface and checkers that you will receive with each edition:
With our “Quantum” edition you will receive a backgammon board with Quantum styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Quantum styled checkers:
Quantum styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
With our “Vega” edition you will receive a Backgammon board with Vega styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Vega styled checkers:
Vega styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
With our “Cassio” edition you will receive a Backgammon board with Cassio styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Cassio styled checkers
Cassio styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
With our “Andromeda” edition you will receive a Backgammon board with Andromeda styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Andromeda styled checkers
Andromeda styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
With our “Solaris” edition, you will receive a Backgammon board with "Solaris" styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Solaris styled checkers
Solaris styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
With our “Aurora” edition, you will receive a Backgammon board with Aurora styled removable playing surfaces and a set of Aurora styled checkers
Aurora styled removable playing surfaces and checkers
What you will receive as the whole set with all editions (in addition to the specific playing surfaces and styled checkers for each edition):
Doubling cube
Two dice cups
Elegant carrying bag
2 pairs of precision dice (sent separately)
Measurements
Travel Boards
1- Adventure Board
The Ultimate Luxury Travel Set
The Adventure Board is very special; in that, it is both a luxury item and a travel backgammon. Normally, each board is designed according to one of the two concepts. But, the Adventure Board combines high-end luxury and travel backgammon.
Nebula board
Neptune board
Cute, Sexy, Attractive
The board is painted jet black with carefully rounded corners and black hinges. This makes the colors inside the frame fantastically vibrant.
The glossy finger dish checkers are like fun little gemstones each with a tactile dimple that gives them a delightful look and feel.
If you play with this board outside, it will attract attention and people who are passing by will definitely ask you about this board.
Holidays or Tournaments
Since this board is quite travel-friendly, you can easily carry it wherever you go. It fits in a suitcase or under the arm. Moreover, thanks to its uniquely attractive design, you can proudly use this board in any backgammon tournament you attend.
Gift Success Guaranteed
If you’re looking around for a special gift for a special person, it is an amazing idea to give this board as a present for them. The set is simply irresistible to any lucky recipient. Its unisex design makes it desirable for any gender, unlike most boards, which may not be attractive for all.
What you will receive as the whole set:
Backgammon board with either "Neptune", "Nebula" or "Earth” (blue, purple or green) styled playing surface.
Doubling cube
Two dice cups
A checker box
30 checkers matching your choice of playing surface.
Elegant carrying bag
Galaxy Scoreboard
Materials
Board: Painted beech
Carry Bag: Vegan leather
Checkers: Acrylic
Checker Tray: Vegan leather
Measurements
Measurements of the Void Board vs. the Adventure Board
2- The Mini Earth Board
Exceptional Craftsmanship
Let us introduce our latest exclusive product, the Mini Earth Board. This board is made from top-quality solid oak and showcases exceptional craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail, providing a unique playing experience.
Compact and Portable Design
The Mini Earth Board is designed for both travel and everyday use. Its compact dimensions of 16.5 inches in length, 9.4 inches in width, and 2.95 inches in height make it easy to carry around, perfect for gaming on the go. It even comes with an elegant vegan leather carry bag for added convenience.
Stunning Aesthetics
The Mini Earth Board boasts a striking design that combines natural wood tones with a sleek and modern look. The glossy finger dish checkers create a stunning contrast against the solid oak, making the board stand out and look incredibly attractive.
Includes Everything You Need
The Mini Earth Board comes with everything required to start playing right away, including a doubling cube, two dice cups, a checker box, and 30 Mini Earth checkers. The board also features a Galaxy Scoreboard to keep score during your games.
Materials
Board Frame: High-quality Solid Oakwood
Carry Bag: Vegan leather
Checkers: Acrylic
Checker Tray: Vegan leather
Measurements
We truly hope this guide will help you find the most suitable backgammon board for yourself. Feel free to ask us anything regarding our products!
