Steve Erbach
erbachs at gmail.com
Sun Feb 19 18:55:43 CST 2006
Arthur, How about: http://tinyurl.com/qkzlb http://tinyurl.com/noo9g Not sure about the thickness. Both are Ebay auctions. Steve Erbach Neenah, WI http://TheTownCrank.blogspot.com On 2/19/06, Arthur Fuller <artful at rogers.com> wrote: > I may have mentioned previously that I have been an avid backgammon player. > My board is hand-made from mahogany and leather, all inlaid and very > luxurious. My checkers are marbleized plastic, ivory and brown, measuring 1 > 3/8" in diameter and 1/2" thick. I lost a checker a while back. > I want to buy a new set of checkers, ideally in the same colours, and they > _must_ be of the exact same dimensions. (Only a serious backgammon player > might appreciate how crucial it is that the checkers be sized correctly for > the board: this is a very tactile game!). > No store in Toronto sells sets of checkers alone. I have Googled and come up > with a few sites, but they want to sell me blue and white checkers, which > would ruin the whole look of the board. > I am hoping that some lister here knows of a game store in his/her > neighbourhood where such things might be obtained. If so, I would love you > to purchase a set of checkers, and send them to me. I will respond > immediately with PayPal or whatever works for you. > TIA, > Arthur >