Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Fish Scales

Luxury Walnut Backgammon Set - Carved Fish Scales

Rows 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.

Which 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.

What's Included

• Backgammon board with bronze hinges and clasps
• 32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood
• A pair of dice and a carrying bag

Specifications

• Folded: 30 x 60 cm / 11.8 x 23.6"
• Open playing field: 60 x 60 cm / 23.6 x 23.6"
• Weight: 5 kg / 11 lb
• Wood: solid walnut, with bronze hinges and clasps
• Entirely handmade

Why It Stands Out

• An all-over fish-scale relief carved by hand from edge to edge in solid walnut
• Overlapping arcs that catch the light in rows as you move around the board
• A tactile closed lid — the kind of surface people reach out and touch
• A luxury walnut backgammon board that is quiet from a distance and remarkable up close

A Gift Without a Theme

No 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.