Checkers & Backgammon - Vintage Bookshelf Edition
€35.00 €44.90
Time-Tested Strategy Duo: 5,000 Years of Civilized Competition
Two legendary games. One exquisite board. Journey from ancient Mesopotamia to 17th-century England with this premium set combining Backgammon (the ultimate luck-skill balance) and Checkers (a 3000 BC battle of wits). Perfect for coffee tables and generations alike.
Why This Set Endures:
♟️ Double the Legacy: Checkers (3000 BC) + Backgammon (1600s AD) in one heirloom-quality board
🌍 Historically Authentic: Faithful rules to original Draughts & English Backgammon
🎯 Skill Meets Chance: Master pure strategy (Checkers) or blended tactics (Backgammon)
🎁 Timeless Presentation: Book-style box for elegant storage (21.6 x 26.5 cm)
Included Components:
• Solid wooden game board (dual-sided: Backgammon/Checkers)
• 30 Backgammon pieces (15 light + 15 dark)
• 24 Checkers pieces (12 red + 12 black)
• 2 Classic dice + 1 doubling cube
• Rulebook with historical insights
Technical Specs:
✓ Material: Solid wood board, weighted pieces
✓ Dimensions: 26.5 x 21.6 x 6.5 cm (closed)
✓ Weight: 0.91 kg
✓ Language: English rules
Perfect For:
✔️ Strategy lovers seeking depth
✔️ Families bridging generations
✔️ Coffee table conversation starter
✔️ Gifts for history/game enthusiasts
"Where Pharaohs and Victorians agree: Good moves outlive empires."
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- Completed puzzle is ca. 50 x 68 cm
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- Thick stock and high-quality art paper
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Top Dog Puzzle
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Pagan Otherworlds - Tarot Cards
€75.00
One of our perennial bestsellers, the Pagan Otherworld tarot deck from US-based Uusi is truly a piece of art to keep in your collection.
Pair with our Notes From the Pagan Otherworlds - Tarot Book - this book walks you through the artist's interpretation of each of the 84 cards
The deck is produced by Uusi founders Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham, themselves also designers and artists. It introduces a 23rd Higher Arcana card, "The Seeker" and five "Luna Cards" – all original introductions to the tarot format created by Uusi and found exclusively in Uusi's Pagan Otherworld's Tarot.
All imagery in this 84-card deck is hand painted using traditional oils by Linnea Gits and all copy is hand lettered by Peter Dunham. The deck is inspired by the visual beauty of nature, early Celtic mysticism and the luminous beauty of Renaissance paintings.
Traditional craftsmanship is of utmost importance to Uusi; they work with small family-owned companies still producing in the US.
- Third Edition Pagan Otherworlds Tarot
- printed on luxurious, heavy, playing card stock with an embossed linen finish
- 75 x 130mm card size
- 22 major arcana cards
- 56 lower arcana cards
- introducing a 23rd major arcana card exclusive to Uusi's tarot "The Seeker" bearing the infinity symbol
- introducing 5, silver holographic "Luna Cards"
- printed by The Expert Playing Card Company New York, NY