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Backgammon (Board Games, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Backgammon (Board Games, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 5 reviews, average rating 3.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.04 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 3.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 49 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Board Games (74), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 5 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Backgammon best sellers
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Backgammon for Losers: Updated 3rd Edition
by Simon Hill
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews223
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Backgammon Foundations: A beginner's guide to openings, strategy & confidence
by Lee Walkden
- List rank#2
- Price$9.35
- Rating3.9
- Reviews28
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BACKGAMMON FOUNDATIONS : The Calm Competitor Thinking clearly at the board
by Lee Walkden
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Backgammon For Dummies
by Chris Bray
- List rank#4
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews540
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Backgammon: The Doubling Cube Nobody Teaches You: When to Double, When to Take, and Why You're Losing Points You Can't See — for Players Who Know the ... ... Little Else (Backgammon Uncovered Book 2)
by Anton Weiss
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating1.0
- Reviews2
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Backgammon for Serious Player
by Bill Robertie
- List rank#6
- Price$8.69
- Rating4.1
- Reviews112
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How to Play Backgammon, a Guide for Beginners: Master Rules, Winning Strategies & More (Backgammon, from Beginner to Advanced)
by Taylor Smith
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews26
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Backgammon Magic: 20 Lessons for the Developing Player
by Radek Dobias
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews96
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The Ultimate Backgammon Boot Camp: Backgammon rules, strategy, history and variations for the Beginner to Intermediate Player
by David Hailberg
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating1.0
- Reviews1
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Play Backgammon and Win: Strategic Foundations for Intermediate Players (Backgammon, from Beginner to Advanced)
by Taylor Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.0
- Reviews4
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FAQ
Is Backgammon a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Backgammon?
The median best seller has 5 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Backgammon best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.04.
Can new books break into Backgammon?
8% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.