Classic Backgammon

The acrylic board inside this set is patterned in a way that makes it feel closer to a printed object than a game surface, which shifts the whole experience of setting it up.

Printworks built their Classic Backgammon around a book-style format that opens flat to reveal the playing field, then closes into something shelf-worthy. The board itself is acrylic, not felt or cork-backed cardboard, which gives the 30 playing pieces a satisfying weight and resistance as they move across the points. The patterns etched into the surface aren't decorative noise; they give the board a graphic identity that holds up whether the game is mid-play or folded shut on a console table. For anyone looking at backgammon sets, this is the version that earns its place in a room rather than retreating to a closet between uses.

The instructions run in three languages, a small detail that speaks to the set's intention as something passed around, brought to gatherings, lent to a friend who doesn't know the rules. The grey and blue colorway sits quietly against most interiors, which matters when the object is as much display as game.

Printworks has built a catalog around the idea that everyday objects can hold more visual care without becoming precious. This backgammon set lands in that same space: considered enough to give, durable enough to use repeatedly, and restrained enough that it doesn't announce itself as a design object. It simply looks like something that belongs wherever it ends up.