Travel backgammon

HeidiHeidi

Wondering does anyone know where I might get my hands on a reasonably good travel backgammon set?

I've done a bit of googling and most of them seem to be leather/suede roll-up ones, which might suit - it's for on a boat, so the pieces/board would need to be "sticky". Magnetic would be best, but they tend to be very plasticky and I'd prefer something a bit "nicer"!

My googling also revealed sets ranging from maybe £70 up to nearly £300 :eek: I'd quite like a nice one, but I ain't payin' that kind of money!!

I've contacted the games shop in Rathmines who said they don't have any in stock but will contact me if they get any - trouble is I really need to get my hands on this in the next couple of weeks if at all possible.

Does anyone know of any other B&M shops around the Dublin area who might have these or be able to source them? Rathmines is the only actual shop I know of.

Thanks in advance for any tips!!

(Mods, not sure if this is the best forum for quick and plentiful answers to a fairly niche question. If you can redirect me to a better location, please do so !!)

gaynorvader

Ebay is a pretty good bet for this kind of thing. If you use the Buy it now feature, you should be able to get it reasonably quickly. Here's a couple of magnetic metal sets I found for a low price:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-TRAVEL-GAME-BACKGAMMON-MAGNETIC-BOARD-WITH-DICE-METAL-PIECES-RY461-/311677841981?hash=item489172723d:g:jPcAAOSw2GlXD2YM
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Backgammon-Mini-Travel-Game-game-Magnetic-practical-Case-on-the-go-/162039890355?hash=item25ba5481b3:g:4SIAAOSwUuFW2E8b

For the full list, here are my search results:

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/Board-Traditional-Games/2550/i.html?Title=Backgammon&_dcat=2550&Game%2520Type=Travel%2520Game&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

If you're looking for a brick and mortar shop around Dublin, you should try Gamers World on Jervis Street. Good chains to try would be Smyths, Easons and Argos.

Best of luck!

HeidiHeidi

Thanks for the reply.

Tried Gamers World and Easons - no joy.

Smyths and Argos I'm guessing would only have "cheap" sets (yes, I am a bit of a backgammon snob!!)

Anyway, for anyone else who might be in this (tiny) market - I went for this in the end

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002CRRJ6M/ref=twister_B01A71V1KE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It's not magnetic, which may prove to be a mistake - but I just hate the look of them all, and they all seem to be tiny! I love the look of this, and it got great reviews mostly - so fingers crossed it's what I need!