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Luxury boards From:   Paul Vianna Address:   paul.vianna@verizon.net Date:   1 February 2010 Subject:   Favorite board? Forum:   bgonline I realize it's totally subjective, but what type of board do you find most pleasant to play on? Chiva Tafazzoli  writes: 1. Bob Z 2. Romagnoli 3. fmgammon (like Taki but better surface and more solid work - almost perfect) 4. Hector Saxe 5. Taki Phil Simborg  writes: > Is Zavoral still making boards? Yes, Bob Z isn't advertising, and he isn't playing a lot of backgammon these days, but he is making boards and every one is perfect and lasts for years. I don't think there's a better board for the money, except, again, if you prefer to go the heavy, wooden route. If anyone is interested, you can reach Bob at bobzavoral@yahoo.com Stein Kulseth  writes: I basically like any board that's not my tiny cheap one, but the most pleasant have been the David Naylor leather boards, the checkers slide so nicely, and because they are metal rimmed they give a very nice sound when they touch. It seems like it now is his son Genesis Naylor that have taken over the business, but on their website it looks like the design is pretty much the same, but with nicer color schemes. Ian Shaw  writes: I have to agree with Stein, here. Naylor boards are lovely to play on. The chequers slide so nicely on the leather, and have a most satisfying heft to them. Heck, I'm happy to just sit and smell one! Christian Munk-Christensen  writes: The German Exclusive boards are the nicest I have ever seen. Though also fairly pricy at 2k dollars. Justin Nunez  writes: If money is no option, Brahma gets my vote. No other surface gives better dice action. The craftsmanship, and design, and durability, IMHO rival the Taki (and I own one). I've heard new board construction resumes next month. Gregg Cattanach  writes: I've played on the Brahma boards, and though they are beautiful, the dice action is far from ideal. The leather surface is too hard and the dice tend to spin and pirouette on the corners far too often. Any hard-surfaced board does this, and can be a considerable problem when playing a clocked match as it can add 5 or more seconds to the the time it takes to roll the dice.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

Equipment

Bakelite checkers  (Albert Steg, Nov 1998) 

Board design  (Chuck Bower, Feb 2004) 

Board design  (Adam Stocks, July 2002) 

Board design  (Gregg Cattanach, Dec 2000) 

Board design  (Michael Poche+, Dec 1998) 

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Boards  (Bert Van Kerckhove+, Aug 2002) 

Boards--Custom-made  (N Merrigan, Mar 2003) 

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Boards--Features to look for  (Matthew Mueller+, Dec 2000) 

Boards--Hardwood Creations  (Ben Fairbank, May 1998) 

Boards--Tak Morioka  (Gregg Cattanach, Feb 2002) 

Boards--Tak Morioka  (Ed Zell, Jan 1999) 

Boards--Zavoral  (Robert Zavoral, Oct 1999) 

Buying a tournament board  (Chuck Bower, June 2011) 

Care of backgammon boards  (Ken Bame+, Mar 2009) 

Checkers  (Mike O.+, Feb 2003) 

Checkers  (Chuck Bower, Nov 1997) 

Dice  (Gregg Cattanach, July 2004) 

Dice cups  (David Montgomery, Nov 1999) 

Dice cups  (Leo Bueno, Feb 1998) 

How much to spend on a board?  (Ian Shaw, Apr 2004) 

Leather boards  (HGM+, Dec 1999) 

Luxury boards  (Paul Vianna+, Feb 2010) 

Meyer Dice Tube issues  (Stick+, July 2010) 

Meyer Dice Tube usage  (Justin Nunez+, Feb 2011) 

Meyer Dice Tube--Why I hate it  (Bob Glass+, Dec 2010) 

Moderately priced boards  (William Womack+, Feb 2010) 

Precision dice  (Patti Beadles+, Jan 2001) 

Precision dice  (Larry Strommen, Feb 1998) 

Precision dice  (Chuck Bower+, Feb 1998) 

Replacing cork on backgammon boards  (JP White, Apr 2003) 

Suppliers--BG Shop  (Michael Nelson, Jan 2002) 

Suppliers--Backgammon boards  (CKT, July 2004) 

Suppliers--Backgammon boards  (Ian Shaw+, June 2002) 

Suppliers--Where to buy dice  (Andrew B.+, Jan 2008) 

Suppliers--Yenigun  (yenigun, Sept 2005) 

What finish to use on a cork board?  (JP White+, Apr 2003) 

What is "standard size"?  (Daniel Murphy, Mar 2001) 

What is "tournament size"?  (Rodrigo Andrade+, July 1999) 

Woodworking--Finishing a board  (M Moore+, Jan 2008) 

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