FMGammon ‘Justin McKenna’ model - custom board *Unboxing* 

This is pure art. The texture, the sound, the colors... Everything makes me itch for a game ! 🤩

Hi Justin! Congratulations on your new board! 🎉 congratulations on getting a board dedicated to you because of your support for them. It’s was nice that they did that. Here are my thoughts: Pros: pretty green stain- has a rustic look which is very pretty. Nice checkers. I like the smaller size compared to your other larger board. I like that there is no handle. I like the leather case. I like the color scheme of the board. Cons: I just want to say that I had no problems with FM gammon boards before. However, the more I see their boards, the more I dislike it. Although I liked the color scheme, the insert makes the board look cheap. I don’t think the inserts have a high quality look. It just looks very inexpensive and I bet you it is very inexpensive to make. It’s a magnet with a print on it that is computer generated. Every real estate agent, car wash, school club, etc., make magnets with their advertisement on it because it’s cheap to mass produce. And that is what FM gammon is doing. There is no craftsmanship. I just feel that it is lazy to just print and insert the magnet on the board. It doesn’t warrant the high price they charge. I think it is completely fine to do that, but let’s not pretend that it’s high quality and worth the price. The cost of making the board and what they charge for it is too far apart. The other companies make great LEATHER boards that have craftsmanship and for a better price. FM gammon boards feels as though they want to do the least amount of work for a premium price. I feel like it’s lazy and cheap and doesn’t deserve the hype that they are getting. No one is mentioning the cons of FM gammon and they should. To further prove that my opinion is correct, they couldn’t even get your name right on the board. They could have at least googled your name to double check the spelling. But they didn’t! It’s nice that they dedicated a board to you but let’s just be real: they did it to profit from your name and your RU-vid viewership. They are lazy, boards are cheap, no craftsmanship, and have no quality control for the products that leave their shop. What are you getting for $1-2k? A wooden board (not leather), acrylic checkers, with computer generated magnet insert, no hand work or craftsmanship. So a wooden plain board with nice checkers? How does that warrant $2k?? It doesn’t. It is over priced for the board. I just call it like I see it. I somewhat like this board for the pros that I mentioned, but the backgammon galaxy boards are made from FM gammon too and they are by far the ugliest and cheapest looking boards on the market for “high quality” boards. That’s because that’s how they were produced. The backgammon galaxy checkers are nice but it isn’t worth paying over $1k for just nice checkers. I think the other board manufacturers have high quality craftsmanship leather boards with cool colors, nice quality checkers with better or equivalent. Bottom line: FM gammon boards are not worth the high price for what you get.

Gorgeous board! love the stained wood

Very, very nice board. Thanks for sharing.

Fmgammon boards are wowwwww

you should have made Yellow's bar point with that 41

I really dig that color combination. Nice review Justine!

Miss your uploads Justin! Great board!

Thank you!what a good editing.catch you later,))

Hi, Justin! now this board has a story, it is one and only with the letter "e". The surface and checkers are beautiful. I'm thinking of upgrading my Earth Board myself.

Hey, looking great. Miss you in Monte Carlo.

Cool looking board. I'm playing in the Denver tournament in September too.

Wow, that is a really nice looking board. Love the colors. Funny that they got your name wrong! Didn't they check with you, lol? How many FM boards do you now currently own and play on? 🤣

Hello Justin Does this board have replaceable surfaces? (Mag fit)

Like first then watch! As always, great review! Thank you for doing this. Have you ever considered a board from Hector Saxe?

Hey Justin, great looking board. I got the exact color surface with my full size Walnut board. You had me rolling when you flashed your evil twin 🤣. How do you like playing on the shorter field? Does it make seeing and reaching for the checkers easier like Marc Olsen says?

Great looking board!! I'm fairly new to playing backgammon and looking at a Crisloid Legacy or Backcountry models and FM Golden Sahara board, would you have a preference on either of those boards? I'm trying to keep it in the $350. to 500. range. I did find a Wycliffe Brothers model on ebay earlier in the year and bought it. Once again, I love your new board and appreciate any board wisdom, lol.

@justin - thanks for all the info. I am in the process of purchasing from FM gammon. You have spent time talking about the boards and surfaces. I am wondering if you plan on posting something quick about different FM checkers. They seem to have about 5 different checker lines. For example, their Premium and VIP lines look really interesting…but are they? 😄

Looking to save for one..don't see the gold and black checkers though

They got the engraving wrong?!? Crap!

Green is my favorite color. However I am not a fan of staining wood with a green color. I think that a brown or red stain would look better in my opinion. I like the green field and the points but the frame color just doesn't do it for me.

I would have sent it back to them to get it fixed, so I wouldn't have to explain to whomever I play; who is this "Justine" at every tournament. 😔 Not good for a business that their strong suit is supposed to be attention to detail !

That poor tabletop...

You are rich guy give me one pleas

Hey Justin is there any way i can connect with you? Via email, facebook etc? I have a question, dont want to write here. ✌️