Backgammon Takhteh Nard Chess Board Handcrafted Khatam Vintage Persian Game For Sale

Backgammon History Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known.It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the rollof dice,and a player wins by removing all of their pieces from the board before theiropponent. Backgammon is a member of the tables family, one of the oldest classesof board games in the world. Backgammon involves a combination of strategy and luck (fromrolling dice). While the dice may determine the outcome of a single game, thebetter player will accumulate the better record over series of many games,somewhat like poker. Witheach roll of the dice, players must choose from numerous options for movingtheir checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. Theoptional use of a doubling cube allows players to raise the stakes during thegame. The game of backgammon is first mentioned inBhartrhari’s Vairagyasataka (p. 39), composed around the latesixth or early seventh century AD. The use of dice for the game is anotherindication of its Indic origin, since dice and gambling were a favorite pastimein ancient India. The rules of the game, however, first appeared in the MiddlePersian text Wızarisnı Catrang ud Nihisnı New Ardaxsır (Explanationof Chess and Invention of Backgammon), composed in the sixth century during therule of the Sasanian king Khosrow I (530–571). The text assigns its inventionto the Persian sage Wuzurgmihr (Persian) Buzarjumihr/Bozorgmehr,who was the minister of King Khosrow I.According to the historical legend, the Indian king Dewisarm sends his ministerTaxritos to Persia withthe game of chess,and a letter challenging Sasanian King Khosrow I to solve the riddle orrationale for the game. Khosrow asks for three days to decipher the game, butinitially no-one in the court is able to make any progress. On the third day,Khosrow\'s minister, Wuzurgmihr, successfully rises and explains the logic ofthe game. As a reciprical challenge, Wuzurgmihr constructs the game ofbackgammon and delivers it to the Indian king who is unable to decipher thegame. 30 Pawns indicate 30 days in a month, Meaning of the numbers of the Dice: 24 Pawns indicate 24 hours in a day, 4 Parts of the game screen indicate 4season of a year, 1-Oneness of GOD 5 Rounds of the game indicate 5 partsof the day, 2-Sky and Earth 2 colors indicate night and day, 3-Good thought Each side of the game has 12 blocksindicate 12 months of a year, 4-North, South, East and West Backgammon plate indicate Earthplanet, 5-Sun, Moon, Star, Fire and Thunder Game field indicate sky, 6-6 days of creation Dice indicate luck star, Dice roll indicate circulation ofdays, Pawns indicate people, Pawns circulation in the fieldindicate people’s life, Picking each pawn and the end of around death.

Size 20\" by 20\"

Please note that this is a hand made item and it might has imperfection(s) Dices are included.