{"product_id":"backgammon-set-lion-dragon","title":"Backgammon Set Hand Carved - Lion and Dragon","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBackgammon Set Hand Carved - Lion and Dragon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackgammon is older than almost everything in your house: boards have been found in five-thousand-year-old cities, and the game rode the Silk Road from Persia to every port and teahouse between. It has always been a game of East meeting West — and this hand-carved wooden backgammon set says so in one image: the lion of the West and the dragon of the East, locked together across the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourage against chaos, king against serpent — fitting both beasts, coiled and clawing, onto one board is a real test of the carver's hand. A luxury handmade backgammon board with a story on the outside and a full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field within.\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: 30 x 60 cm \/ 11.8 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen playing surface: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 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\u003cp\u003eLion versus dragon is an old, resonant pairing, and the game between them is older still — the same dice-and-checkers duel played for fifty centuries. Cut deep by hand and warmly finished, this board joins that long line. It folds shut on bronze clasps until the next battle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098253910336,"sku":"103412","price":659.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1668238456653.jpg?v=1788439452","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/backgammon-set-lion-dragon","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}