Star Wars Backgammon

I enjoy playing backgammon. It’s one of those games that’s very easy to learn, but tricky to master.

Unfortunately, most backgammon sets are the size of a small briefcase, which makes them a bit bulky to transport easily.

You can get fabric ones that roll up, but because the game tends to be quite fast-paced with counters flying around in all directions, I find them quite annoying to play on.

What I wanted was something a bit more compact that played like a full-size board, so the idea of a rigid board made of hinged strips came to mind.

When packed away, the dice cups, counters and dice are neatly stowed inside a container that looks like two octagonal cylinders side-by-side. When I first saw it, I thought it wouldn’t look out of place on a Star Wars set, hence the name.

When opened it’s the size and shape of a normal backgammon board. There's a video of it being unpacked and setup if you're interested, https://youtu.be/s0gu_ooULtE

Now in the interests of full disclo