{"product_id":"tree-of-life-chess-and-backgammon-set","title":"Luxury Armenian Chess Backgammon Set with Tree of Life","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLuxury Armenian Chess Backgammon Set with Tree of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is carved all over in a quilted diamond pattern, edge to edge, with scalloped borders and a cast-bronze Tree of Life set into the frame at each end. That symbol has been cut into Armenian stone and wood for more than a thousand years, and here it does something practical as well as beautiful — it tells you which way round the board goes before you have thought about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top, a full chess game with figural cast-metal armies: medieval warriors and knights, gold facing dark bronze, spears and shields worked into pieces that are sculpted rather than turned. Open the case and there is a second game underneath — a backgammon layout with its checkers and dice. A chess backgammon set like this covers whatever the room wants to play, and at 15.7\" \/ 40 cm folding to half that, it comes to the room rather than waiting at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess and backgammon board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 figural cast-metal chess pieces, gold against dark bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 wooden checkers and a pair of 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\u003eOpen board: 15.7 x 15.7\" \/ 40 x 40 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 15.7 x 7.9\" \/ 40 x 20 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech wood with bronze inlays and cast-metal pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo games in one case — chess on top, backgammon within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast-bronze Tree of Life set into the frame at both ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuilted diamond carving worked across the whole surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigural metal armies with real weight, gold against dark bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tree of Life\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoots, trunk, branches and fruit read as one unbroken line — which is the whole point of it. Armenians have carved this tree onto khachkars, doorframes and dowry chests for a millennium as a way of saying that a family is one continuous thing, not a series of separate people. Putting it on a board where two generations sit down facing each other is about as apt as a symbol gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo games, an Armenian symbol and a metal army — this covers the chess player, the backgammon player and the person who just likes beautiful objects, which is usually three different members of the same family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098185720128,"sku":"103911","price":959.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1756723934481.jpg?v=1788438307","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/tree-of-life-chess-and-backgammon-set","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}