{"product_id":"twin-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","title":"Armenian Backgammon Set - Flower and Interlace Ornaments","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Backgammon Set - Flower and Interlace Ornaments\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carver can usually do one of these beautifully. This handmade Armenian backgammon set has both, side by side, and quietly asks you to notice the difference. On one half of the lid a flower opens in deep relief, petal by petal, soft and generous. On the other, an interlaced ornament runs strand over strand in perfect order — never crossing wrong, never breaking, never quite letting you find where it started. Carved scrollwork joins the two across the middle like a handshake between two entirely different disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich of them you prefer probably says something about you, and so does the way you play. Backgammon seats two temperaments at the same board every single time: the one who plays by feel and the one who counts every pip. Open the clasps, let the bronze hinges swing back, and the full 23.6\" \/ 60 cm playing field is waiting for both of them. This is a luxury backgammon set in the honest sense of the word — real hours of hand-carving on a wooden backgammon board that still gets lifted by its cut-out handle and carried to wherever tonight's game is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackgammon board with bronze hinges, clasps and a cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 checkers made from beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pair of dice 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 field: 60 x 60 cm \/ 23.6 x 23.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 5 kg \/ 11 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWood: solid beech, with bronze hinges and clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo full ornaments on one lid — a carved flower and an interlaced pattern, each cut by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrollwork running between them, right out to the carved border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds shut on bronze hinges and travels by its own cut-out carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxury Armenian backgammon board with twice the carving of an ordinary one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift For Someone With an Eye\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it to the person who turns things over to look at how they were made. They will find the flower first, because everyone does — and then spend a while longer on the interlace, trying to follow one strand all the way round. Nobody ever manages it. That is rather the point, and the games have to start eventually.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098196074816,"sku":"101002","price":539.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/1680686812540.jpg?v=1788438600","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/twin-rosette-carved-backgammon-board","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}