Accessories In Focus: Backgammon Essentials

Every professional and non-professional player in any game should own the essentials to whichever game they are playing. Backgammon for example has one of the simplest essentials that everyone should have when in love with the Backgammon game. We are here to tell you which Backgammon essentials you should definitely own and which you can save for later.

Backgammon essentials are divided into three parts; the Backgammon board, the Backgammon checkers and the dices that come with dice cups. Let us begin talking about the first of the Backgammon essentials which is the board. The board provides the basics and the actual game and points are on the board, so having a board is the absolute must in order to play Backgammon. There are many different boards available in different price ranges. You can avail or the simple flexible Backgammon board mat that can be rolled in and that you can simply take with you. Then we have the wooden boards that are still affordable and readily available in any toy or gambling store. The most expensive ones are the custom made Backgammon boards with silver, gold, or ivory materials.

Next in line for the Backgammon essentials are the checkers. You can get checkers virtually anywhere. You can make them yourself out of chips, you can in fact even use poker chips or you can buy special Backgammon checkers in specialized stores. They usually come in materials such as plastic, ceramic or marble, but you can also get the extravagant versions made out of metals or precious materials such as ivory, silver, gold or bronze. Make sure that you bought exactly 30 checkers with fifteen in two different colors. You may also add a couple more checkers to your Backgammon essentials because sometimes checkers get lost and you would need some extra checkers.

The last of the Backgammon essentials is the dice or to be exact the two dices. You know yourself that you can get any kind of dice or even use the dice or your already existent board games so that you do not need to venture off to buy one. If however you want to add special dices to your Backgammon essentials, you can find these enlarged Backgammon dices in specialty store and they always come with the cups that are usually used for rolling the dices. You may also just use your hands in rolling the dices and omit the cups altogether for your Backgammon essentials.

After having collected all the Backgammon essentials, your set should be more than complete now and you can start playing your favorite game with your next best opponent.