In light of @connormetcalf's recent inquiry as to what boards to buy (What Backgammon Board To Buy), perhaps we should have a place for sharing what people are playing on.
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I love my FTH! The merino wool surface makes for very smooth checker-sliding, and the green and blue remind me of the Midwest's trees and lakes that I abandoned to move to Colorado.
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Those light-colored checkers are fantastic. Very nice board, and a bonus cat as well!
Looks great ! Mind if I ask approximately how much?
Both look great !
Mind if I ask approximately how much?
I believe that FTH was $1200.
thank you, will start saving for one like it
The Earth Board is available here: Luxury Backgammon Set, The Earth Board | Innovative | Eco-friendly – Backgammon Galaxy
The Gammoner here: Sizes and Prices | gammoner-usa
If you like the Earth board, there's a passable ripoff available now: https://www.reddit.com/r/backgammon/comments/1bsgfo7/this_might_be_the_bestvalue_backgammon_board_ive/
This is me and my board. When I ordered it, I wasn't sure how cork would feel like but I absolutely love it. I know people say "Crisloid is great for the price" but I think it's just great, period. I prefer it to almost any board I've seen, not just price-wise. Also since I'm from Europe, it has a little novelty feel here and I'm getting lots of compliments for it.
I posted this pic because it also shows my video stand (from Katgammon). It holds my phone nicely although it's a little wobbly.
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100% agree re: Crisloid being great in general, not just for the price. I have a set of Bakelite checkers that I want to get a Crisloid for b/c it's such a cool combo. I do need to find the right board, though, either by ordering a custom job from Crisloid directly or by finding a used one that's cheap and having it resurfaced with the style/color scheme I want.
I played on a Crisloid for the first time this weekend at Chicago. It was a very pleasant experience.
It was actually the orange one of Jason from Blunder Blots. It is in a bunch of his videos. He also has a nice video reviewing their (new?) travel boards.
Also from Chicago, Michy had a board featuring Nono graphics (fun character from his book series). I couldn't help but snap a picture 
I feel the Crisloid are pretty sturdy. I have one from 2008 after a bit cleaning it looks close to new.
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Got myself a FMGammon Blackhawk and asked them if I could have the Purple and Orange checkers from Backgammon Galaxy instead, and luckily they had some in stock! The below is a setup for 4-player backgammon on this lovely board (the rules for this variant, called Quadragammon, are almost the same as for regular backgammon, and can be found on BoardGameGeek).
I really love the wooden clack, which to me is a nice upgrade from my Gamão "Brazilian board": picture
I thought I'd be marginally controversial for my first post (but only a little bit I hope).
I love all the luxury (and rather costly) boards and definitely hope to migrate to one in the future. But for now, I have my rather lovely (IMHO) 'vintage', leatherette (not leather), stitched (not inlaid), baize surface (not insert your preferred playing surface here) with what I assume is basic plastic checkers (not bakelite or swirly wondrous things).
I know all the advantages of the nicer sets, but I also recognise that with all the learning I have to do, this one should do me just right for a good while.
And it is 18" by 22", so it's a decent size if nothing else! Plus, it only cost me £4 in a charity shop - so I'm a happy Fishtwig 
And of course, if anyone is ever donating one of the nicer sets, feel free to look my way - or maybe I'll just have to win a tournament!
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. The board looks really nice and is apparently doing its job just fine. The size sets it apart from other similar sets I have come across and at £4, there is really no room for any criticism.
Officially not controversial; welcome to the forums
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That's a classic look and nice size. It's also nice to have a board you don't mind taking into crowded grimy places or leaving in your car. This board will continue to serve you well even if you do pick up something else eventually.
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