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Natural Walnut Wooden Backgammon Set (Ceviz Tavla Seti)

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Description

Elegant, and stylish. Unique walnut wooden backgammon set(also known as TAVLA in Turkish).

Wooden Backgammon Set Material

Beech wood, rose veneer, walnut veneer, poplar veneer, authentic metal clips, steel hinges.

Backgammon Accessories

30 wooden checkers, 4 dices.

Dimensions

19.3" x 9.5" x 3.1" (49cm x 24cm x 8cm)

Natural Walnut Wooden Backgammon Set (Ceviz Tavla Seti)

About Backgammon

The game of Backgammon has an interesting and colorful history as early as 3000BC with the discovery of the Royal Game of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. Several games similar to Backgammon were enjoyed by ancient Romans; artifacts found in excavations show board games resembling Backgammon were played in Egypt, France and Germany; and like games were mentioned in Byzantine times. Backgammon is a game of strategy and offers many optional choices and tactics for moves and counter-moves by the players. Even during the 11th Century, Backgammon became a game favored by gamblers. Louis IX even decreed it unlawful and prohibited the play. During its development around the world, variants of the game have become popular, such as Hyperbackgammon and Nackgammon. Backgammon is also a social game and very competitive and over the centuries developed into Club play, and later international competition and tournament play. Even more recently, it is used for gambling, and by Internet players. This popular game has been studied extensively by computer scientists, and Backgammon gaming software has been developed that is currently used by human players of world class status.

Beautiful Natural Walnut wood and excellent quality Backgammon set. You will love playing Backgammon on this Natural Walnut Wooden Backgammon Set with your friends and family. Great value moderately priced for a beautiful set!