{"product_id":"scalloped-chess-backgammon-table-handmade-armenian-beech-wood","title":"Luxury Chess and Backgammon Table with Scalloped Points","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Chess and Backgammon Table with Scalloped Points\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe points are scalloped rather than cut to a plain triangle, so the playing field has a softer line to it than most boards, and a carved ornament sits at the centre of each half. Closed, the chess board is framed with fine filigree carving. It is a chess table with the top down and a backgammon table the moment you lift it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm top means you play on the full square rather than a folded half. This is a handmade wooden chess table with its details in the right places — the border, the points, the ornament in the middle — and not one of them shouting. It is the piece that quietly turns out to be everyone's favourite thing in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess and backgammon table on carved cabriole legs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 backgammon checkers in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDice cup and dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable top: 23.6 x 23.6\" \/ 60 x 60 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 27.6\" \/ 70 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 11 kg \/ 24.3 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable material: solid beech wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess pieces and checkers: beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntirely handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne table, two games: a chess board on top, a full backgammon field inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScalloped points give the playing field a softer line than a plain triangle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA carved ornament centred in each half of the board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiligree border framing the chess board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCabriole legs make it a genuine side table, not a game box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Scalloped Points\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery backgammon board in the world has twenty-four points, and almost all of them are plain triangles, because a triangle is quick. Scalloping means cutting a curve down both sides of all twenty-four and matching them to each other — a decision a workshop only makes when it cares more about the board than about the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the person who notices details, and who will notice these. It arrives with its own carrying bag, and because every board is cut by hand, the curves on yours belong only to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098183622976,"sku":"100470","price":1189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/3402.jpg?v=1788438250","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/scalloped-chess-backgammon-table-handmade-armenian-beech-wood","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}