{"title":"Carved Backgammon Sets","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery point and every border cut into the wood by hand. It is slow work, and the small differences between one board and the next are exactly the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/armenian-backgammon-sets\"\u003eArmenian nardi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/walnut-backgammon-sets\"\u003ewalnut boards\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/backgammon-sets\"\u003eall backgammon sets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hovhannavank-monastery-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Hovhannavank Monastery","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Hovhannavank Monastery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHovhannavank is built right at the edge. The monastery stands on the lip of the Kasagh gorge, where the ground simply stops and drops away, and the medieval masons put it there on purpose — as close to the edge as stone would allow. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set it is carved in fine relief at the centre of the lid, framed by scrolling vines and a braided border that runs the full circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteenth-century builders had no business being that confident, and they were anyway. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field arrives — where confidence is also the whole game, and where the player who commits to the risky point usually beats the one who does not. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, put it down between two chairs, and let the monastery preside over some considerably smaller gambles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 13th-century Hovhannavank monastery carved by hand in fine relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrolling vines and a braided border cut right around the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying one of the country's boldest buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With Nerve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the player who doubles when they are behind, and for anyone who has stood at that gorge edge and understood why the masons chose it. Both will recognise something familiar on the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190373184,"sku":"102537","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1776160476095.jpg?v=1788438454"},{"product_id":"bronze-tree-of-life-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Bronze Tree of Life Carved Backgammon Board","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBronze Tree of Life Carved Backgammon Board\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carved tree stays in leaf forever. A bronze one keeps its harvest too. At the centre of this luxury backgammon set the tree of life is worked in bronze and pale wood, hung with coral-red fruit that will be exactly as ripe in thirty years as it is today, with two smaller bronze trees set either side and the whole field behind them hand-cut into fine cross-hatching so nothing competes with the metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bronze does not stop at the carving. There is an ornate cast handle along the top edge, bronze hardware throughout, and — unusually — bronze in the checkers themselves, so half the pieces have real weight when you set them down. At 6 kg \/ 13.2 lb this is a substantial object, and lifting it by that handle is the moment most people understand what they are holding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen it opens. The clasps release, the hinges swing, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field arrives underneath all that ceremony. That is the pleasure of a board at this level: it looks like something that should live on a sideboard, and it turns out to be the best thing in the house to actually play on. The tree of life is Armenia's oldest promise about continuity — this one simply keeps it in metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and an ornate bronze carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech wood and bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 6 kg \/ 13.2 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bronze tree of life with coral-red fruit, flanked by two smaller bronze trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ornate cast bronze carry handle — made to be admired, not just used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheckers in beech and bronze, with real weight in the hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board finished to the same standard on every surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Ends the Search\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the board for the person who already owns a good one. They will notice the handle first, the bronze checkers second, and keep finding things in the carving for years after that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190438720,"sku":"103936","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1772008684882.jpg?v=1788438456"},{"product_id":"vahanavank-monastery-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Vahanavank in the Vineyards","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Vahanavank in the Vineyards\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo tones of wood do the work on this one. The Vahanavank monastery is cut in the paler wood so it lifts clear of the darker mountains behind it, and around the whole scene the carver has run trailing grapevines heavy with clusters — which is not a decorative choice so much as a geographical one. Syunik has been growing wine for as long as it has been building churches, and on this handmade Armenian backgammon set the two share a lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonks were among the best winemakers Armenia ever had, and nobody in the region finds that remarkable in the least. The vine and the monastery have always been neighbours. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field completes the set of Armenian evening essentials: something to drink, something to argue about, and somewhere to do both. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and let the night take its course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vahanavank monastery carved in two tones of wood so it lifts clear of the mountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailing grapevines and clusters cut around the whole scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board where the church and the vineyard share the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to whoever hosts. It arrives looking like heritage and behaves like hospitality — which, in Armenia, has never been much of a distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190504256,"sku":"103937","price":409.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1772008204024.jpg?v=1788438458"},{"product_id":"vahanavank-monastery-mountain-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Vahanavank Monastery","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Vahanavank Monastery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotice what the carver decided was the subject here. The monastery is there — Vahanavank, tenth century, standing in Syunik — but it is small, and the mountains behind it are not. Rolling ridge after ridge fills most of the lid of this handmade Armenian backgammon set, carved in relief with the buildings set into them like something the landscape allowed rather than something imposed on it. A finely cross-hatched border frames the whole scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has driven through Syunik will tell you that is the honest proportion. The mountains there do win; the monasteries simply found the right places to stand. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath, where the proportions are entirely up to you and the dice. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down — a luxury backgammon set that brings a whole region to the table, not just a building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full mountain landscape carved by hand, with the Vahanavank monastery set into it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA finely cross-hatched border cut around the whole scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board that carves a region rather than a monument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone From Syunik\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr for anyone who has taken that road south and not stopped talking about it since. The mountains on the lid will start the conversation; the board will keep everyone at the table for the rest of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190569792,"sku":"103938","price":459.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1772008338294.jpg?v=1788438460"},{"product_id":"holy-trinity-cathedral-of-tbilisi-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Sameba and Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Sameba and Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the things on this lid is enormous and modern. The other has been here for eight thousand years. Sameba — the Holy Trinity Cathedral — rises in pale carved relief at the centre of this handmade Georgian backgammon set, tier on tier up to its tall spire, and wound all around it are grapevines heavy with fruit, cut by the same hand. The cathedral is the newest great thing Tbilisi built. The vine was there long before anyone thought of building anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePutting them together says something a photograph of either one would miss. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the older tradition wins outright — nardi has been played under Georgian vines for a very long time, and it is not about to stop. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; the skyline can wait, the game cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sameba Cathedral of Tbilisi carved in pale relief, tier by tier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full wreath of hand-carved grapevines and clusters around it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board holding the country's newest landmark and its oldest crop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Tbilisi Household\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the family whose windows look toward that hill, or the friend who photographed it from every bridge in the city. Give it, open it, and let the vines have the last word.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190635328,"sku":"103924","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1764144277588.jpg?v=1788438462"},{"product_id":"armenian-ornament-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Braided Ornament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Braided Ornament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis board is built in rings, and it is worth reading it from the middle out. First a bold ornament cut deep at the centre. Then a ring of symmetrical floral carving opening around it. Then, at the very edge, a braid — a continuous plait worked all the way round, every crossing matched. Three decisions, each one holding the one before it, which is exactly how an Armenian carver approaches a khachkar face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of it is showing off. There is no emblem here, no mountain, nothing to explain — just centuries of ornamental habit applied to a handmade Armenian backgammon set with a great deal of patience. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears, plain and calm after all that pattern. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; it will look right in almost any room you put it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deep central ornament, a ring of floral carving and a braided border — all cut by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA continuous plait worked right around the lid, every crossing matched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board in the country's oldest decorative language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Suits Anyone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo politics, no flags, nothing to get wrong. Just very good carving on a board that will be used — which makes it the safe choice when you genuinely do not know what somebody already owns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190700864,"sku":"101410","price":309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1764144041414.jpg?v=1788438464"},{"product_id":"georgian-cross-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Walnut Backgammon Set - Five Cross Flag","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Walnut Backgammon Set - Five Cross Flag\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cross belongs to Georgia. The fruit belongs to the whole Caucasus. On this handmade Georgian backgammon set the five-fold cross of the national flag is carved deep into solid walnut at the centre, and around it the carver has run vines, grape clusters and pomegranates — the harvest symbols you will find on both sides of every border in this part of the world, cut here into braided frames that run right to the edge of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat combination says something true about the region: the emblems differ and the tables do not. Walnut suits it — dark, close-grained, the wood masters keep for their best work, and deep enough to hold relief that still reads clearly ten years from now. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the shared part happens: two people, a pair of dice, and an argument that would sound exactly the same in either language. Carry this luxury walnut backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and put it where the food is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five-fold cross of the Georgian flag carved deep into solid walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVines, grapes and pomegranates cut around it inside braided frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Georgian backgammon board in the wood reserved for the workshop's best work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Long Table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring it to a supra and it will not go home with you. That is the risk with a board this good, and everybody who has ever carried one into a Georgian house already knows it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190766400,"sku":"100299","price":599.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762854515889.jpg?v=1788438466"},{"product_id":"georgian-coat-of-arms-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Georgian Coat of Arms","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Georgian Coat of Arms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the top of the shield: there is a crown up there. Georgia has not had a king in a very long time, and the crown stayed on the emblem anyway — not as a claim, but as a memory the country decided was worth keeping. On this luxury walnut backgammon set the full coat of arms is carved in deep relief, Saint George riding beneath that crown, with the five-fold Georgian cross beside it and grapevines wound around them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut is the right wood for something a nation kept on purpose. It is darker and denser than beech, it holds a fine edge without crumbling, and it deepens rather than fades with the years — which is more or less what the emblem has done. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears underneath. The crown on the lid is permanent; the one at your table changes hands most evenings, usually with a good deal of noise. Carry it in by the cut-out handle and start the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full coat of arms of Georgia carved by hand in deep relief into solid walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five-fold Georgian cross beside it, both wreathed in carved grapevines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Georgian backgammon board in the wood the workshop keeps for its best work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With a Crown On It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Georgian household that takes its emblems seriously and its evenings even more so. Set it down and somebody will point at the crown; open it and nobody will mention it again for three hours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190831936,"sku":"103913","price":849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762854518367.jpg?v=1788438468"},{"product_id":"tiger-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Backgammon Set Carved Tiger","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Carved Tiger\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything on this lid is moving except the tiger. Swirling clouds and scrollwork churn around the centre of this handmade wooden backgammon set, cut deep by hand, and in the middle of all that motion the tiger's head sits perfectly still and looks straight out at you. A braided border closes the whole thing in. It is an old trick and a good one — the calm thing at the centre of a busy field is always what the eye lands on first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will recognise the type across a table. Every circle has one player who does not fidget, does not comment, and does not appear to be doing much at all until the position quietly turns out to be theirs. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and there is the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field where that gets settled. Carry this hand-carved backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, set it down between two chairs, and let the tiger watch the dice do all the running about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tiger's head carved by hand in deep relief, still at the centre of moving cloudwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork and a braided border worked right around the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade wooden backgammon board with real presence on a table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With Some Nerve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the player who takes the game seriously and would never say so. The lid makes the point on their behalf, which saves everyone a conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098190963008,"sku":"101417","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762518185896.jpg?v=1788438470"},{"product_id":"lynx-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Backgammon Set Hand Carved - Watchful Lynx","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Hand Carved - Watchful Lynx\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lynx does not stare at you; it assesses you. That is the expression the carver has caught on this hand-carved wooden backgammon set — the animal set inside a deep oval frame at the centre of the lid, ears tufted, gaze level, entirely unbothered and entirely aware. Flowing scrollwork opens out around the frame and a braided border closes the composition at the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are still out there in the Caucasus forests, incidentally, and almost nobody ever sees one. That is rather the point of the animal: it notices everything and gets noticed by nothing. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field belongs to whoever plays the same way — the one who says little, watches the blots pile up, and takes the whole game in two quiet moves. Carry this handmade backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA watchful lynx carved by hand in relief inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork and a braided border worked right around the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade wooden backgammon board with one of the Caucasus forests' rarest residents on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Quiet One\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery circle of players has someone who barely speaks and wins more than their share. Hand them this and they will say nothing at all — which, from them, counts as delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191028544,"sku":"102141","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1762518061714.jpg?v=1788438472"},{"product_id":"horse-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Backgammon Set Hand Carved - Horse at the Gallop","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Hand Carved - Horse at the Gallop\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA horse at full gallop is mostly a problem of legs. Get one wrong and the whole animal looks like it is falling over; get them right and a piece of static wood appears to be moving. On this hand-carved wooden backgammon set the horse runs inside a deep oval frame at the centre of the lid, mane and tail carried back, with flowing scrollwork around the frame and a braided border closing the whole thing in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a reason horses turn up on so many boards across the Caucasus, and it is not only that they are beautiful. Backgammon is a running game — the entire object is to get your side home before the other one does, and every roll is a stretch of ground. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field turns into exactly that race. Carry this handmade backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; the horse has been running on the lid for years and has never once been caught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA horse at full gallop carved by hand in deep relief inside an oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork and a braided border worked right around the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade wooden backgammon board for a game that is a race at heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Fast Player\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people play the running game and never look back, whatever the position says. 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Around it this hand-carved wooden backgammon set runs flowing scrollwork inside a braided border, so the whole lid is worked from edge to edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a comfortable image, and that is the appeal. A spider on its web is patience made visible: it does not chase anything, it builds a position and then waits for the game to come to it. Anybody who has been slowly, politely dismantled across a backgammon board knows that feeling from the losing side. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where you find out which of you is the spider tonight. 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A wedding date, a set of initials, the year somebody retired: this hand-carved wooden backgammon board arrives finished and still unfinished, waiting for whatever you decide belongs at the centre of it. Or leave it exactly as it is — a plain oval surrounded by all that pattern reads as calm rather than empty. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is ready either way. 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The tree makes the point better than any speech, and then the game gets everyone to the same table anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191290688,"sku":"0028","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1760435413885.jpg?v=1788438480"},{"product_id":"fish-scale-engraved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Fish Scales","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Fish Scales\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRows of overlapping arcs, cut by hand across the whole walnut surface, each one lapping over the one below it. It is one of the oldest ornaments there is — the same shape people have carved onto armour, roof tiles and pottery for thousands of years — and it earned that longevity honestly, because overlapping is how things stay protected. Every scale on this luxury walnut backgammon set covers the join beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich is a fair description of the game inside, if you think about it: you stack your checkers so each one covers the next, and the player who leaves a gap pays for it. Run a hand across the closed lid and you can feel every row — walnut takes this kind of shallow, endless carving better than any other wood, holding a soft sheen where the light crosses the arcs. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting, plain and generous after all that texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn all-over fish-scale relief carved by hand from edge to edge in solid walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverlapping arcs that catch the light in rows as you move around the board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tactile closed lid — the kind of surface people reach out and touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut backgammon board that is quiet from a distance and remarkable up close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Without a Theme\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo emblem, no mountain, nothing to match to the recipient's politics or hometown. Just an enormous amount of careful hand work on very good wood — which suits almost everybody, and offends absolutely nobody.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191356224,"sku":"102308","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1760434188487.jpg?v=1788438482"},{"product_id":"diamond-engraved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Diamonds","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Diamonds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery surface of this board is covered. Rows of raised diamonds run edge to edge across the walnut, each one cut by hand, each one meeting its neighbours exactly — and that is the whole difficulty of it. A single pattern repeated hundreds of times has nowhere to hide: get one diamond a fraction wide and the eye finds it immediately, from across a room, without knowing why. Nothing on this luxury walnut backgammon set is left plain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get for that discipline is a board that changes with the light. Move around it and the raised faces catch and release, so the whole lid seems to shift while standing perfectly still — walnut does this better than any other wood the workshop uses. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears, calm and open after all that geometry. It is a good joke on the carver's part: hundreds of hours of pattern outside, and inside, room to think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn all-over diamond relief carved by hand across the entire walnut surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHundreds of repeats, every one matched to its neighbours — the hardest kind of pattern to cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA raised finish that catches and releases the light as you move around it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut backgammon board with no plain ground anywhere on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Precise Person\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people notice when a picture hangs a degree off true. This is their board. They will run a hand over it before they say anything, and then they will want to know how long it took.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191454528,"sku":"102308-DIA","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1760434031472.jpg?v=1788438483"},{"product_id":"church-of-the-holy-saviour-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Holy Saviour of Gyumri","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Holy Saviour of Gyumri\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurb Amenaprkich — the Church of the Holy Saviour — stands across the square from Gyumri's other great church, and it is the one with the harder story. The 1988 earthquake took most of it down. Putting it back up took the best part of thirty years, stone by numbered stone. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set it is carved whole, in relief, inside a deep oval frame, with scrollwork around it and a braided border running the full circuit of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something right about carving a rebuilt church into wood by hand. Both are slow work; both are somebody deciding that a thing is worth the years. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath — where the stakes are pleasantly low and the rebuilding takes about four minutes. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and put it on the table; Gyumri would approve of the priorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Church of the Holy Saviour of Gyumri carved by hand in relief inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA braided border plaited right around the lid, every crossing matched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying one of Gyumri's landmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With Patience In It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a family from Gyumri, or for anyone who appreciates that some things are worth waiting thirty years for. Set it down, open it, and start something considerably quicker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191552832,"sku":"101833","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1756722905886.jpg?v=1788438486"},{"product_id":"holy-mother-of-god-cathedral-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Holy Mother of God of Gyumri","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Holy Mother of God of Gyumri\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGyumri is the city Armenians go to for craftsmen and for jokes, usually in that order, and it is entirely fitting that a hand-carved board should carry one of its churches. Surb Astvatsatsin — the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God — stands on the main square with its dark tuff and its clustered domes, and here it is cut in relief inside a deep oval frame at the centre of this handmade Armenian backgammon set, with carved scrollwork around it and a braided border running the whole way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe braid is worth noticing: a continuous plait, every crossing matched, all the way around the lid — the kind of patient work Gyumri built its reputation on. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears underneath. Gyumri also built its reputation on long evenings and quick remarks, so the board is on solid ground there too. Carry it in by the cut-out handle and set it down where the talking is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God of Gyumri carved by hand inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA braided border plaited right around the lid, every crossing matched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board from the city that made craftsmanship its name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift From Gyumri\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone with roots in the second city, or for the friend who came back from there talking about the stone. It is a serious carving with a very unserious purpose, which is about as Gyumri as an object can get.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191618368,"sku":"101833-2","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1756723109362.jpg?v=1788438488"},{"product_id":"ararat-and-khor-virap-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Snow-Capped Ararat over Khor Virap","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Snow-Capped Ararat over Khor Virap\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe snow is the detail that makes this one. On most carved boards Ararat is a silhouette; here the carver has worked the mountain in two tones of wood, so the pale cap sits above the dark shoulder exactly as it does on a clear morning, with the Khor Virap monastery small and solid on the ground below it and grapevines trailing round the whole scene. It is the single most photographed view in Armenia, and this handmade Armenian backgammon set has it in relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Armenian family album has this picture somewhere — usually badly framed, taken through a car window, with somebody's cousin in the corner. Having it carved properly, in wood, on something the household actually uses, does something a photograph cannot. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field waits underneath the mountain. 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The mountain does the introduction, the monastery confirms it, and then somebody opens the board and the evening starts properly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098191683904,"sku":"103865","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1750758226606.jpg?v=1788438491"},{"product_id":"georgian-coat-of-arms-beechwood-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Guardian Lions","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Guardian Lions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two lions on this board are rampant — up on their hind legs, which in heraldry has never meant resting. They stand either side of Saint George's shield with the crown above, all carved by hand in pale relief at the centre of this handmade Georgian backgammon set, and around the whole arrangement the carver has run a wreath of grapevines heavy with fruit. Two animals holding something up, and a harvest growing around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a good image to sit across from. A rampant lion is not guarding out of habit; it is mid-effort, holding a position it could drop at any moment and choosing not to. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field asks exactly the same of you for the next hour or two. 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On this handmade Armenian backgammon set the elders of the \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument — Tatik and Papik, as everyone actually calls them — are carved in pale relief at the centre of the lid, and a border of grapevines and heavy clusters runs the whole way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePutting a vine around them is a gentle decision, and a deliberate one. Nothing about those two faces is soft: they were cut straight out of the rock, without bodies, without a pedestal, staring out over the valley. The vines answer them with the other half of what a place is — the growing, the pouring, the long table. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field belongs to that half entirely. 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You set it down, somebody recognises the two faces, and then — as it should be — somebody else says set it up already.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192044352,"sku":"103867","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1750757742240.jpg?v=1788438495"},{"product_id":"armenian-coat-of-arms-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms in a Vine Wreath","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms in a Vine Wreath\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shield at the centre of this handmade Armenian backgammon set holds a mountain with a boat resting on it — Ararat and the Ark, carved in pale relief, with the eagle and the lion braced either side. And then the carver ran a wreath of grapevines all the way around it, which is not decoration so much as the rest of the story. When the water went down and Noah came off that mountain, the first thing he is said to have done was plant a vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the border is the sequel to the shield, and the whole lid reads in order: the flood, the landing, and then — finally — something growing again. Armenians have been telling that sequence about themselves for a very long time. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the modern version happens: everything goes wrong, and then you rebuild point by point until you are back in the game. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coat of arms of Armenia — eagle, lion, Ararat and the Ark — carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full wreath of carved grapevines running around the shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board where the border finishes the story the shield starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Reads Properly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to somebody who will notice the vines and work out why they are there. That moment — when the border suddenly makes sense — is worth more than any amount of explaining, and it happens roughly ten minutes before the first game starts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192142656,"sku":"103862","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1747384544702.jpg?v=1788438498"},{"product_id":"map-of-georgia-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia and Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia and Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet the map of a wine country inside a wreath of vines and you have said everything without writing a word. On this handmade Georgian backgammon set the country is carved in pale relief at the centre, its name lettered above in Georgian script, and grapevines run right around it — leaves, tendrils and full clusters, all cut by hand into the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorgians will tell you their ancestors were burying wine in clay qvevri eight thousand years ago, which makes the vine less a decoration here than a second map: the same land, drawn a different way. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field arrives for the part of the night that always follows the pouring. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, put it down, and it will hold the table until well past the point anyone intended to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map of Georgia carved in pale relief, named in Georgian script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-carved wreath of grapevines and clusters running right around it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board that maps the country twice over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Wine House\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the friend whose cellar is better than their bookshelf, or the relative who brings a bottle nobody can pronounce. The board opens; the evening takes care of itself from there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192208192,"sku":"103869","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1747384402673.jpg?v=1788438500"},{"product_id":"tigran-the-great-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Tigran the Great in His Crown","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Tigran the Great in His Crown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA king is only remembered kindly if something grew while he reigned. That is the quiet argument this handmade Armenian backgammon set is making: Tigran the Great carved in pale relief at the centre, in profile, crowned in his royal tiara — and around him, cut into the whole border, grapevines heavy with fruit. Not a battle scene. Not a map of the empire. A harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe held the largest kingdom Armenia has ever had, in the first century BC, and every Armenian schoolchild can point at it on a map. But the reason the reign is called golden has less to do with the borders than with what happened inside them, and the carver has chosen to say so with vines rather than swords. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where your own small kingdom gets contested. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; the king has seen bigger reversals than a bad roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTigran the Great in profile, crowned in his royal tiara, carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full border of carved grapevines and fruit — the golden age said with a harvest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying the country's greatest king\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With a Reign On It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Armenian who knows the map by heart, and for the one who just likes the idea that the best kings are measured by what grew. Either way it ends up open on a table, which is the only verdict a board really cares about.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192306496,"sku":"103863","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1747384131911.jpg?v=1788438503"},{"product_id":"vakhtang-gorgasali-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Vakhtang Gorgasali in Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Vakhtang Gorgasali in Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe king rides across the centre of this handmade Georgian backgammon set, carved in pale relief with his fortress behind him — and then the border does something the history books never do. It wraps him in grapevines. Heavy clusters, curling leaves, the whole equestrian scene set into a wreath of the one crop Georgia has never stopped growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a very Georgian way to remember a king. Vakhtang Gorgasali founded a capital and defended it for a lifetime, but what the country kept doing afterwards was farming, pressing, pouring and arguing at long tables. The carver has put both halves on one lid. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field belongs squarely to the second half — the table half. Carry this carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and let the king watch a game that will outlast the conversation about him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Vakhtang Gorgasali on horseback before his fortress, carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full wreath of carved grapevines and grape clusters around the scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board holding the kingdom and the vineyard together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Georgian Table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring it to the house where the toasts start with history and end with somebody demanding a rematch. The king on the lid would recognise the evening immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192404800,"sku":"103870","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1747384262995.jpg?v=1788438505"},{"product_id":"samson-and-the-lion-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Backgammon Set Hand Carved - Samson and the Lion","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Hand Carved - Samson and the Lion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the border before you look at the fight. The carver has wrapped this hand-carved wooden backgammon set in grapevines and heavy clusters of fruit — and in the story itself, that is exactly where Samson was when the lion came at him: walking down to the vineyards. The scene is cut in pale relief at the centre, man and animal locked together, and the vines are not decoration at all. They are the setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happened next is the part everyone remembers: he came back that way later, found bees nesting in the carcass, took the honey, and made a riddle out of it that nobody could answer. Strength, then sweetness, then a puzzle — which is not a bad description of a good evening at the board either. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is ready for the version where the wrestling is done with dice. Carry it in by the cut-out handle and set it down where the argument can be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamson and the lion carved by hand in relief — two figures in motion, the hardest scene to cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full border of carved grapevines and fruit, drawn straight from the story itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade wooden backgammon board with a scene people actually stop to read\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With a Riddle On It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to the player who likes a story with their game, or to the one who always answers the riddle before anyone else. Either way, the board opens and the evening takes over from the legend soon enough.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192470336,"sku":"103871","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1747383982310.jpg?v=1788438507"},{"product_id":"russian-coat-of-arms-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Russian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRussian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn imperial eagle wrapped in grapevines is not a combination you see often, and it works better than it has any right to. On this handmade Russian backgammon set the double-headed eagle is carved in pale relief at the centre of the lid, both heads turned outward, and around it the carver has run a full wreath of vines and grape clusters — the hardest emblem in Europe softened by the friendliest border in the workshop's repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a logic to it, of course. The eagle belongs to the state; the vine belongs to the table, and nardy has always been a table game rather than a state occasion — played in kitchens, on balconies, in courtyards, with something poured alongside it. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field says which of the two this board really serves. 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When the Armenian epic of Sassoun needed a name for its strongest son, it did not name him after a sword or a kingdom or a father. It named him after the animal he beat: Mher the Lion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe epithet outlived the deed, which is what happens to the very best of them. A thousand years later Armenians still teach children the name, and most of them could not tell you the details of the fight — only that there was a man, and there was a lion, and afterwards there was one word for both. Carving that on a board means carving the lion alone and trusting people to know the rest. In walnut, the darkest and least forgiving wood in the workshop, the carver has done exactly that: no explanation, no inscription, just the face and the weight of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen it opens. 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Lift it by the cut-out handle and bring it to the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA master-carved lion in deep relief, mane cut lock by lock into solid walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet inside an ornate carved cartouche of flowing scrollwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board carrying one of the great names of the Sassoun epic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone Named After Something\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery family has one member who got a nickname early and never lost it. This is their board — and the lion on the lid will make the case far better than anyone at the table could.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192601408,"sku":"103855","price":2189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745996837956.jpg?v=1788438512"},{"product_id":"deluxe-map-of-georgia-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia in Vine and Blossom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia in Vine and Blossom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe country is carved small and everything around it is carved generously. On this handmade Georgian backgammon set the map sits in pale relief at the centre with its name lettered in Georgian, and then the border takes over: grapevines running the whole way round, blossoms opening between them, heavy clusters of grapes hanging where the vine turns. It is the richest frame in the Georgian range, and it is doing something specific — putting the country inside its own harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is not decoration for its own sake. Georgia has been making wine for eight thousand years, longer than anywhere on earth, and a Georgian will tell you so before the second toast. Carving the map into a wreath of vines is simply the truth arranged nicely. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting for the part of the evening that follows the toasts. Carry this luxury backgammon set in by its cut-out handle and put it down where the table is longest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map of Georgia carved in pale relief with its name in Georgian script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full border of hand-carved grapevines, blossoms and grape clusters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Georgian backgammon board with the most generous carving in the range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Head of the Table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to the person who makes the toasts — the one who can hold a room for four minutes and then sit straight back down and win three games. The vines on this board are entirely their language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192666944,"sku":"0027","price":409.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745997210581.jpg?v=1788438514"},{"product_id":"st-mary-church-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - St. Mary Church","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - St. Mary Church\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmenians call these churches Surb Astvatsatsin, and nearly every town has one. That is what makes this handmade Armenian backgammon set different from the boards carved with the famous monasteries — this is not a landmark you travel to, it is the church at the end of somebody's street. It is cut in relief inside a deep oval frame at the centre of the lid, with carved scrollwork around it and a braided border running the whole way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat braided edge is worth a second look, because it is the detail that takes the longest: a continuous plait cut by hand, every crossing matched, all the way around a 23.6\" lid without a single place to hide a mistake. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting underneath. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; it belongs on the sort of table where people arrive without being invited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Mary Church carved by hand in relief inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA braided border plaited by hand right around the lid, every crossing matched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board about the everyday church rather than the famous one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Feels Like Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot every Armenian gift has to be a mountain or a coat of arms. Sometimes it should be the church people actually got married in — and a board to keep the family at the table afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192830784,"sku":"103848","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745996415654.jpg?v=1788438516"},{"product_id":"saint-grigor-narekatsi-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Saint Grigor Narekatsi","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Saint Grigor Narekatsi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thousand years ago a monk sat in a monastery on the shore of Lake Van and wrote a book of prayers so honest that Armenians have kept a copy in the house ever since — under pillows, beside sickbeds, passed between generations without much explanation. This handmade Armenian backgammon set is carved in tribute to him: his monastery cut in relief inside a deep oval frame at the centre of the lid, with carved scrollwork opening out around it to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrigor Narekatsi is the rare saint people speak about softly rather than proudly. His Book of Lamentations is not triumphant; it is a man arguing with himself and hoping to be heard, which is probably why it has lasted. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath — and nardi, at its best, is also two people talking honestly for hours while pretending to concentrate on something else. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down where the conversation is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarved in tribute to Grigor Narekatsi, the 10th-century monk and poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis monastery cut by hand in relief inside a deep oval frame, scrollwork to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board with one of the country's quietest, best-loved names on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With Something Behind It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the household where the Narek still sits on a shelf, and for the one that has only heard of it. This is a gentle board rather than a grand one — which is very much in keeping with the man it is named for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192896320,"sku":"103849","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745996130328.jpg?v=1788438519"},{"product_id":"haghartsin-monastery-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Haghartsin Monastery","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Haghartsin Monastery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaghartsin is the one you come upon rather than arrive at. It stands in the forest above Dilijan, and the trees are so close that you are almost at the walls before the 13th-century monastery resolves itself out of the green. That is what this luxury walnut backgammon set carves: the clustered domes and steep roofs of Haghartsin, cut in deep relief, with trailing grapevines and heavy grape clusters winding around it — the forest doing what the forest actually does there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut is the right wood for it. Dilijan is all shade and old growth, and walnut carries that same deep brown quiet; the carving reads differently at noon than it does under a lamp, which is exactly how the building behaves among its trees. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting underneath — rather less contemplative, considerably louder, and just as Armenian. Lift it by the cut-out handle and take it wherever the evening is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 13th-century Haghartsin Monastery carved by hand in deep relief into solid walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrapevines and grape clusters cut around it, the forest brought onto the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board in the wood reserved for the workshop's best work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone Who Loves Dilijan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverybody who has been to that forest talks about it afterwards. Give this to one of them and they will start again — which is fine, because the board opens and the game gives them something to do while they finish the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098192961856,"sku":"102589","price":469.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745995569502.jpg?v=1788438521"},{"product_id":"artsakh-landmarks-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Landmarks of Artsakh","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Landmarks of Artsakh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo carvings, side by side, and between them they cover everything. On one half of this handmade Armenian backgammon set the stone elders of the \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument look out of their frame; on the other, a historic church stands with its cone-topped drum and its plain, certain walls. Արցախ is lettered between them and carved scrollwork ties the two together across the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople and prayer — that is the pairing, and it is the one Armenians reach for whenever they are asked to sum a place up. Nothing here is loud about it. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the board stops being a keepsake and starts being furniture: dice, checkers, somebody insisting they were robbed. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, and let the lid say what it says quietly while the game gets on with being a game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo landmarks of Artsakh carved by hand in relief — the monument and a historic church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtsakh lettered in Armenian script between them, with scrollwork to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board that holds two images close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Kept in the Family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome boards are bought for their carving. This one is bought because of what is carved. Give it to a household that will know both images on sight, and it will not spend much time in a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193060160,"sku":"102470","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745995818259.jpg?v=1788438523"},{"product_id":"geghard-monastery-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Geghard and Grapevines","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Geghard and Grapevines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeghard means spear. The monastery took its name from the Holy Lance that was kept there for centuries, which makes it the fiercest name in Armenian Christianity — and the carver of this luxury walnut backgammon set has wrapped it in grapevines. Trailing vines and heavy grape clusters run right around the carved facade, cut deep into the walnut, softening a building that was quite literally hacked out of the side of a mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat contradiction is very Armenian and completely deliberate. The monastery is half masonry, half living rock; the vines are the gentlest thing anyone could put around it; and both belong to the same gorge, where the church and the vineyards have shared a valley for a very long time. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is there — walnut giving the whole board that deep, unhurried colour it only gets with age and good carving. 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Then pour something red, because the board is already suggesting it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193125696,"sku":"100012","price":469.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1745995261040.jpg?v=1788438525"},{"product_id":"armenian-alphabet-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Armenian Alphabet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Armenian Alphabet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a letter. Not a monogram. The whole alphabet — all thirty-nine of them, in order, master-carved in deep relief across the walnut lid of this Armenian backgammon set. Which means, if you want to think about it that way, that every Armenian word ever written is somewhere on this board already: every name, every prayer, every letter home, every argument, all of it in pieces waiting to be assembled. Mesrop Mashtots set those shapes down in 405 AD and nobody has needed to improve them since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarving them is a different order of difficulty from carving an eagle. A pattern repeats and forgives; letters do not. There are thirty-nine separate problems here, each one a shape that every single Armenian alive knows by heart, and any one of them cut a millimetre wrong would be spotted instantly by a child. The carver worked them into walnut, the darkest and least forgiving wood in the workshop, and let the deep relief throw its own shadow so the letters lift off the ground the way ink lifts off a page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen it opens. The clasps release, the bronze hinges swing, and underneath the entire written history of a language is a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field where two people will spend the evening saying most of those words out loud. That is the pleasure of this luxury walnut backgammon board: it is a serious object about a serious thing, and it exists to be used by a family that will teach the next one to read those letters anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete Armenian alphabet — all thirty-nine letters — master-carved in deep relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut into solid walnut, the wood the workshop keeps for its best work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carved border framing the whole composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury walnut backgammon board built on the single thing Armenians never lost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Family That Reads\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to the grandparents who taught the alphabet, or to the parents about to. Somebody small will eventually stand at the table and read the letters off the lid one at a time, out loud, slowly — and that will be worth more than the game played on top of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193256768,"sku":"103311","price":1659.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1744626088157.jpg?v=1788438528"},{"product_id":"sameba-cathedral-of-tbilisi-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Sameba Cathedral of Tbilisi","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Sameba Cathedral of Tbilisi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSameba means Trinity, and Georgians rarely bother with the longer name. The cathedral rises at the centre of this handmade Georgian backgammon set, hand-carved in relief — the stacked tiers, the tall gold-domed tower, the whole deliberate climb of it — with a cast bronze roundel set on either side and the field around it worked into fine cross-hatching so the metal is the only thing that shines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a building designed to be seen from a distance, and this board treats it the same way: the carving sits proud enough that you can read the silhouette from across a room. Then the clasps come open, the bronze hinges swing, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field arrives with rather different intentions — nardi is not a reverent game, and Tbilisi has never pretended otherwise. Carry this luxury backgammon set in by its cut-out handle and let the evening get loud under a very serious skyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sameba Cathedral carved by hand in relief, tier by tier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo cast bronze roundels flanking it on a hand-cut cross-hatched field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Georgian backgammon board with the capital's tallest landmark on the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift From Tbilisi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the friend who took you there, the relative who never left, or the household that measures every skyline against that one hill. It arrives looking like a keepsake and then quietly becomes the board everyone reaches for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193289536,"sku":"103811","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1729854000613.jpg?v=1788438530"},{"product_id":"bronze-wolf-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Backgammon Set Hand Carved - Wolf and Bronze Stars","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Hand Carved - Wolf and Bronze Stars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wolf is carved into the wood; the stars are cast in bronze. That is the whole composition, and it works because of the contrast — a warm matte animal held in relief at the centre of the lid, and two points of hard bright metal set either side of it, with the entire field around them hand-cut into fine cross-hatching so nothing else in the picture reflects anything at all. Look at it under a lamp and the stars come on first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has walked in mountains after dark knows why those two things belong together. The wolf works the night shift; the stars are simply what is up there while it does. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is ready for players who keep similar hours — the ones who say one more game at eleven and mean three. This is a luxury backgammon set with real metal in it, and it carries to the table by its own cut-out handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wolf carved by hand in deep relief, flanked by two cast bronze stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-cut cross-hatched field so the bronze carries all the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury wooden backgammon board with genuine metal, not painted detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Night Player\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome people are sharpest after everyone else has gone to bed. This is their board — and the wolf on the lid will not judge them for starting another game at midnight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193355072,"sku":"103176","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1736928193639.jpg?v=1788438533"},{"product_id":"map-of-armenia-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Map of Armenia","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Map of Armenia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo mountain, no cathedral, no coat of arms — just the country itself. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set the map is carved in pale relief inside a central oval, that small landlocked shape everyone in the family can draw from memory, with carved scrollwork opening around the frame and running out to the border of the lid. It is the plainest statement the workshop makes, and quite often the one people choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a reason for that. Armenians have spent a long time explaining where Armenia is; a board like this does the explaining for you and then changes the subject to something more enjoyable. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and there is the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field, ready for the part of the evening nobody has to introduce. 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The shape does the work; you just have to teach somebody the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193387840,"sku":"103810","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1728903609656.jpg?v=1788438534"},{"product_id":"georgian-map-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia in Scrollwork","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Map of Georgia in Scrollwork\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlags are designed and coats of arms are argued over by committees. A country's outline is the only national symbol nobody chose — it is simply what the mountains, the rivers and a great deal of history left behind. On this handmade Georgian backgammon set that outline is carved in pale relief inside a central oval, its name lettered in Georgian beside it, with carved scrollwork opening out around the frame and running to the border of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carver made the country the lightest thing on the board, so it is the first thing your eye lands on and the last thing it leaves. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath, where nothing is designed either: the board is fixed, the dice are not, and the shape of every game is just what happened. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and let the evening take its own form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map of Georgia carved in pale relief inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country's name cut in Georgian script, with scrollwork out to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board built around the one symbol nobody designed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For the Homesick\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has moved away knows their country's shape better than they know their own signature. 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It is the way Armenian church facades have been organised for centuries: not one continuous pattern, but a set of framed compartments that add up to something larger than any of them. On a board this size, that is what makes a 23.6\" lid feel like a much bigger object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely and you will notice that no two panels behave identically — they rhyme rather than repeat, which is the difference between a pattern that was carved and one that was printed. This is a luxury backgammon set with a lot of hours visibly in it. Then the clasps come open, the bronze hinges swing, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field appears: a plain, generous field, all that ornament shut safely underneath while two people get on with the argument. 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It stands at the centre of this hand-carved wooden backgammon set in deep relief, ears out, trunk curling, the whole heavy shape of it caught in a frame of carved scrollwork inside a fine border. The carver had no local model to copy and no shortcut to take — an elephant is all volume and folded skin, and it either reads as one or it does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverywhere it appears, the animal means the same handful of things: strength, memory and good luck, which is a fair set of qualities to put in front of two players and a pair of dice. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting. The memory part is the joke, of course — whoever you play, they will remember exactly how the last game ended, and they will mention it. 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A good present for a new home, a new job, or a player who insists the dice have been against them all year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193584448,"sku":"102538","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1724849496179.jpg?v=1788438541"},{"product_id":"russian-eagle-and-flag-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Russian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Flag of Russia","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRussian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Flag of Russia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eagle is the old answer and the tricolour is the modern one. Both are carved by hand into the lid of this handmade Russian backgammon set: the double-headed eagle in relief inside its frame, still looking two ways at once after five centuries of doing so, and beside it the three bands of the flag, cut cleanly into the wood so the bars read as light, mid and dark rather than white, blue and red. Carved scrollwork runs between them and out to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarving a flag is a quiet test, incidentally — there is no colour to help you, so the whole thing has to work as shadow and depth or it does not work at all. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is where the actual business happens: two people, one board, and nardy running as late as it always does. This carved wooden backgammon board travels by its own cut-out handle to whichever kitchen table has the loudest argument going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe double-headed eagle coat of arms and the tricolour flag, both carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flag rendered entirely in depth and shadow — no colour to lean on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Russian backgammon board carrying both of the country's emblems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Does Not Need a Card\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the household where nardy is a fixture and the board currently in use has seen better decades. This one arrives saying exactly what it is, and then quietly becomes the one everybody wants to play on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193649984,"sku":"102470-RU","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1721985218153.jpg?v=1788438543"},{"product_id":"tbilisi-cathedral-medallion-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Holy Trinity Cathedral","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Holy Trinity Cathedral\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the buildings carved onto boards like this are a thousand years old. This one is not, and that is what makes it interesting. The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi — Sameba, the one standing high on its hill above the city — is hand-carved in relief inside a deep oval frame at the centre of this handmade Georgian backgammon set, its stepped tiers and tall central spire cut cleanly, with carved scrollwork spreading out around the frame to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlenty of Georgians remember it going up. It is young enough to be somebody's living memory and already the thing everyone navigates by: you can see it from half the city, and every visitor gets driven past it whether they asked to or not. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath, ready. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, put it on the table, and the evening organises itself around it the same way the city organises itself around the hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi carved by hand in relief inside a deep oval frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork cut around it and carried out to the border of the lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board with the city's best-known silhouette on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Names a City\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has lived in Tbilisi, left Tbilisi, or been taken there once and not stopped talking about it since. Set it down and somebody will point at the lid before they pick up a checker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193715520,"sku":"103767","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1714992756525.jpg?v=1788438545"},{"product_id":"georgia-coat-of-arms-and-flag-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Flag of Georgia","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Flag of Georgia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorgia says the same thing twice on this board, in two different languages of symbol. The coat of arms is carved in relief on one side of the lid — Saint George on his horse inside the shield, a lion holding each edge, the crown set above — and the five-cross flag is cut beside it, one big cross and four small, clean and geometric. One image is a scene; the other is a diagram. Carved scrollwork runs between them and out to the border of this handmade Georgian backgammon set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is quietly clever is that both contain the same cross, and once you spot that you cannot stop seeing it: the saint's banner and the flag are the same idea, six hundred years apart. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting to host something considerably less orderly. Carry this carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle, set it down, and let whoever loses tonight blame the dice rather than the saint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coat of arms of Georgia and the five-cross flag, both carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork cut between them and carried out to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board with the country's two great emblems side by side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift That Covers Everything\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you cannot decide between the flag and the arms, this is the board that ends the deliberation. It suits a first Georgian gift, a farewell present, or the friend whose sitting room already has one of each on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193813824,"sku":"102470-GE","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1709807868929.jpg?v=1788438548"},{"product_id":"georgia-coat-of-arms-and-map-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Map of Georgia","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Coat of Arms and Map of Georgia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe arms are the formal answer and the map is the honest one. On this handmade Georgian backgammon set the carver gave you both: on one side the coat of arms in relief — Saint George mounted in the shield, a lion standing guard either side, the crown resting above them — and on the other the shape of the country itself, its name lettered in Georgian beneath. Carved scrollwork ties the two together across the lid and runs out to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut them next to each other and you notice how differently they behave. The arms are ceremony: lions, crowns, a saint doing something heroic. The map is just a shape, and it is the one that gets touched. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field takes over from both of them — because whatever a board says on the outside, the inside is always the same argument about the same dice. This carved wooden backgammon board lifts by its own cut-out handle and goes to whichever table needs it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe coat of arms of Georgia — shield, lions and crown — carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map of the country beside it, named in Georgian script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board that carries the state and the soil together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For a Proud House\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one suits the person who hangs the flag on the right days and knows the words to the anthem properly. It will be admired, then opened, then argued over — in that order, reliably.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193879360,"sku":"102470-GE2","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1709807794909.jpg?v=1788438550"},{"product_id":"georgia-flag-and-map-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set - Flag and Map of Georgia","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set - Flag and Map of Georgia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flag tells you who; a map tells you where. This handmade Georgian backgammon set carries both, carved side by side on the lid — the five-cross flag cut in clean relief, and next to it the outline of the country with its name lettered in Georgian script, those round unmistakable letters that belong to no other alphabet on earth. Carved scrollwork runs between the two and out to the border of the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat script is the detail people linger on. Georgian is one of the very few writing systems that is nobody else's, and seeing it cut into wood by hand has a particular effect on anyone who grew up reading it. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is underneath, ready for the long version of the evening. Carry this hand-carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and put it down; the introductions have already been made by the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five-cross flag and the map of Georgia, both carved by hand in relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe country's name cut in Georgian script beside the map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Georgian backgammon board that names itself twice over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone Far From Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorgians abroad tend to keep one thing out where visitors can see it. This board does that job and then does a second one, because sooner or later somebody asks what the letters say, and that conversation has never once been short.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098193944896,"sku":"102470-GE3","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1709807733893.jpg?v=1788438552"},{"product_id":"bronze-ornament-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Flower Ornament","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Flower Ornament\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no story on this board. No emblem, no mountain, no saint, nothing to explain to anyone — and that is exactly the point. A single flower is cut deep into the centre of the lid, petal by petal, with a cast bronze roundel set on either side of it and the whole surrounding field worked by hand into fine cross-hatching. Every decision the carver made here was about beauty on its own terms, with nothing to hide behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ornate bronze handle along the top edge is the last stroke of the same idea: it does a job, but it was clearly made to be admired while doing it. At 6 kg \/ 13.2 lb this is a substantial piece of work, and it announces itself the moment it comes into a room. Then the clasps release, the bronze hinges swing, and underneath all of that is a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field — a luxury backgammon set that never forgets it is also a wooden backgammon board meant to be played on, most evenings, by people who are not being careful with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and an ornate bronze carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 6 kg \/ 13.2 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deeply carved flower ornament at the centre, cut petal by petal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo cast bronze roundels either side and an ornate bronze carry handle above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-cut cross-hatched field so the bronze carries all the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board where the carving is the whole subject\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift With Nothing to Explain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmblems are wonderful when they fit the person and awkward when they do not. This board fits anyone: it is simply very good carving and very good metal, and it will suit a study, a sitting room or a long kitchen table equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194010432,"sku":"103760","price":849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1709807531473.jpg?v=1788438555"},{"product_id":"georgian-coat-of-arms-bronze-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Georgian Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Coat of Arms","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeorgian Backgammon Set with Bronze Handle - Coat of Arms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handle changes what an object is. Fit an ornate bronze one along the top edge, as this handmade Georgian backgammon set has, and the board stops being furniture and starts being something you bring. That matters in Georgia, where nobody plays where they live — they play where the table is longest and the evening runs latest. A board with a handle like this one is a board that gets invited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it brings with it is worth the trip. The coat of arms of Georgia is carved into the centre in deep relief — Saint George on his horse in the shield, a lion standing either side, the crown above — with a cast bronze roundel set on each flank so the metal runs all the way across the lid. It weighs 6 kg \/ 13.2 lb, which you feel the moment you lift it and forget the moment you open it: the clasps release, the bronze hinges swing, and there is a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field with the checkers waiting. 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They will carry it in by the bronze, put it down in the middle of the table, and not have to say a word about it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194075968,"sku":"103759","price":849.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1709807400011.jpg?v=1788438557"},{"product_id":"artsakh-monument-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Tatik and Papik of Artsakh","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Tatik and Papik of Artsakh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOfficially the monument is called \"We Are Our Mountains.\" Nobody calls it that. Everybody calls it Tatik and Papik — grandmother and grandfather — because that is plainly who they are: two faces rising straight out of the rock, no bodies, no pedestal, as though the mountain itself grew a pair of elders and left them looking out over the valley. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set they are hand-carved in deep relief at the centre of the lid, with Արցախ lettered beside them and carved scrollwork running out to the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a good face to have watching a card table, a dinner table, or a board like this one. Every Armenian family has a tatik and a papik who taught somebody the rules, and every one of them cheated a little at nardi and denied it beautifully. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is ready for the next round of exactly that. Carry this carved wooden backgammon board in by its cut-out handle and set it down; the elders have been keeping an eye on things for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"We Are Our Mountains\" monument — Tatik and Papik — carved by hand in deep relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtsakh lettered in Armenian script beside them, with scrollwork to the border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handmade Armenian backgammon board carrying one of the most loved images the country has\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Held Close\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the family that keeps this image somewhere in the house already, and for the one abroad that wants their children to recognise the two faces. Give it, open it, teach somebody the game — that is how it was always passed down anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194141504,"sku":"101165","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1708604072045.jpg?v=1788438559"},{"product_id":"bronze-pomegranate-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Pomegranate in Bronze","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Pomegranate in Bronze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmenians give pomegranates the way other people give flowers, and for the same reason: it is a wish, not a decoration. On this handmade Armenian backgammon set the fruit sits at the centre of the lid in bronze and carved wood, split just enough to show what it is famous for, with a smaller bronze pomegranate set either side of it. The whole field behind them is hand-cut into fine cross-hatching, so the metal is the only thing on the board that catches light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the symbol actually means is plenty — a full house, a full table, more than enough to go round. Which makes it a slightly funny thing to put on a game where the entire object is to take everything and leave your opponent with nothing. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field settles that contradiction the honest way. This is a luxury backgammon set that looks generous and plays ruthless, and it travels to the table by its own cut-out handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze details, hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pomegranate in bronze and carved wood at the centre, with two smaller bronze fruits beside it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hand-cut cross-hatched field so the bronze carries all the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board built on the country's warmest symbol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Traditional Gift, Made Permanent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmenians hand pomegranates to newlyweds and to anyone moving into a new home. This one will not go soft in a bowl by the window — it stays exactly as full as the day you gave it, and it comes with something to do all evening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098194207040,"sku":"103276","price":439.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1705483127512.jpg?v=1788438562"}],"url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/collections\/carved-backgammon-sets.oembed?page=2","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}