{"product_id":"armenian-backgammon-set-vardan-mamikonyan","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set with Vardan Mamikonyan","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set with Vardan Mamikonyan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk an Armenian to name one battle and you will hear Avarayr. In 451 AD, Vardan Mamikonyan led his outnumbered countrymen against an empire that demanded they give up their faith — he fell on that field, and still won: Armenia stayed Christian, and Vardan became a saint. That is the man riding across this handmade Armenian backgammon set, carved on horseback the way every Armenian schoolbook and church wall remembers him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe old chronicler of Avarayr wrote that death, understood, is immortality — and fifteen centuries later the name Vardan still means standing firm. On a hand-carved wooden backgammon board the spirit translates well: nardi is a game of nerve, of holding your line when the dice run cold. Open the bronze clasps, set the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field, and hold yours.\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\u003eDice and a carrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 11.8 x 23.6\" \/ 30 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing field: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 11 lb \/ 5 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech wood 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\u003cp\u003eHorse and rider are the hardest pairing in relief carving — two bodies, one motion — and this board gives the general his full stride. Hand-carved and finished in Armenia, it is a wooden backgammon set with a spine: a gift for fathers, sons and anyone raised on the story of Vardanank. Some boards decorate a room; this one stands guard in it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098246537536,"sku":"103571","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1680004552023.jpg?v=1788439316","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/armenian-backgammon-set-vardan-mamikonyan","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}