Classic Travel Chess and Backgammon Set with Line-Work Border

Classic Travel Chess and Backgammon Set with Line-Work Border — Handmade in Armenia

A plain frame with a fine line-work border surrounds the chessboard of this classic travel chess and backgammon set — chess outside, backgammon inside. It is 40 × 40 cm / 15.7″ × 15.7″, handmade in Armenia from beech and stained walnut brown, with 32 wooden chess pieces, 32 checkers, a dice set and a carrying bag.

This is the wooden chess set for people who want the game and nothing in the way of it. The frame is smooth wood with a narrow band of line work running round the edge and the coordinates cut inside it; the squares are pale and dark, the corners square, the edge plain. It looks right on a kitchen table and just as right on a desk.

Open the bronze clasps and the backgammon field inside is drawn in line work, with a six-petal flower at the centre of each half. Checkers in light and dark wood, a dice set and the 32 chess pieces go in the bag. The board that never needs an occasion, only an opponent.

Specifications

• Size: 40 × 40 cm / 15.7″ × 15.7″
• Material: beech wood, stained walnut brown and varnished
• Finish: plain frame with a line-work border, carved coordinates, square edge; backgammon points and flower ornaments in line work inside
• Pieces: 32 wooden chess pieces in light and dark wood, 32 wooden backgammon checkers, dice set
• Hardware: bronze hinges and clasps
• Craftsmanship: handmade in Armenia

What's Included

• Folding board — chess outside, backgammon inside
• 32 wooden chess pieces in light and dark wood
• 32 wooden backgammon checkers
• Dice set
• Carrying bag

Why You'll Love It

• Two games in one: a chessboard on the lid and a nardi field inside — the second board every household needs, or an honest first.
• Nothing to distract: a plain frame and a thin border let the pieces and the game do the talking.
• Light to carry: no heavy carving, so it is the easiest board to take to the summer house or the office.

Good to Know Before You Buy

Is the cover really plain? Yes. The frame is smooth wood with only a narrow line-work border and the coordinates cut into it, and inside, the points and the flowers are drawn in line work. Nothing is printed.

What about shipping and returns? Shipping is free worldwide and tracked. Every set is covered by our 30-day returns policy.

How do I look after it? Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from radiators. Wipe with a dry, soft cloth and store it closed in its bag.

Also known as nardi (нарды), nardy, tavla or shesh besh.