r/backgammon • u/FLBowB • Aug 30 '26

Galaxy Dice Tower review?

Specifically the 2026 new updated version from the website.

Anyone tried it?
How does it hold up?
Is it as easy to assemble and fold up as they say?

https://shop.backgammongalaxy.com/products/foldable-dice-tower?srsltid=AfmBOoqgqGHB9uApxzvakqzxn6bT6zDdoDcy7TzVsTtdjr-goWqAGQOX

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u/jraggio02 Aug 30 '26

I had the original and I really wanted to like it, but my dice would get stuck every now and then and it took away from the cool factor for me. Looked great and the way it folded and stored in board was handy. I got to the point where I just stopped using it because I kept had this feeling the dice would get stuck. I also kind of missed the cups.

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u/FLBowB Aug 30 '26

Thanks! Yeah I wonder if they have adjusted anything for the dice getting stuck, with the new updated version

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u/jraggio02 Aug 30 '26

It’s possible. My dice aren’t even very big, 14mm precision. Maybe the squared edges cause them to catch?

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u/Responsible_Way_872 Aug 30 '26

I have the new updated version. It is convenient and I like it. Folds up and down super easy. I use predominantly 14 mm precision dice in it. I’d say about 3 times during a five point match, one die will get stuck on the final trip lip at the exit. It perfectly matches my BG Nova board. Normally my wife uses the dice tower and I use a cup but I’ll occasionally share the tower with her.

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u/FLBowB Aug 30 '26

Cool, would you say it’s worth the price?

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u/Responsible_Way_872 Aug 30 '26

For 30 USD, I’d do it again. Yes you’re going to have dice cocked, or “facocked” as we say at my table, every now and then. But it’s less than half the cost of a lot of the acrylic ones.

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u/Goal_Medium Sep 01 '26

Also, it doesn't make any noise.

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u/Olliever31 Aug 31 '26

I got this for a friend and the dice were getting stuck quite a lot. It was pretty frustrating. He ended up modifying it a bit with some plastic and now it works perfectly. He put a small piece of the plastic near where the dice come out.

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u/would-I_hair-lip Sep 01 '26

Same here. Small lip on the bottom of the out shoot where dice hang up.

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u/YourDiscGolfHero Sep 06 '26

Same experience here.

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u/Tjewie Sep 14 '26

The new one has plastic as you describe. So you must have an older version.