Star Wars Backgammon

por lancasm

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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 disclosure, I have to say that this is not a quick and lazy thing to make, there are parts that need to be glued and others that need to be sanded and lacquered, but in my opinion the time and effort is worth it.

I used an Ender 3 S-1 plus with a 30cm bed to make this, but in theory it should be possible to make it on a printer that has a 20cm square bed. The longest dimension of any one part is 271mm, so it should fit diagonally, just.

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#backgammon #octagonal