{"product_id":"backgammon-fredericks-and-mae","title":"Backgammon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis set includes 30 playing pieces, four dice and a nifty booklet with info about how to play and a bit about the history of the game.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackgammon is a game for everyone.  Thought to be the oldest known board game - it’s a classic that combines strategy and chance.  Like so many great games, backgammon is relatively simple to learn but can take a lifetime to master.  It is best played on a mediterranean island - with a fresh breeze, a grape to nibble, and a friend across from you.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of backgammon can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to its origins in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). The world's oldest set of dice (made from human bone) were discovered along with the remains of a board game at Shahr-e Sukhteh - an archaeological site from the Bronze Age known as “The Burnt City”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13\"x 13\" x 3\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: baltic birch, ink, dice, and magnets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fredericks and Mae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67618496446563,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1409\/2150\/files\/fredericks-and-mae-backgammon.png?v=1790872355","url":"https:\/\/yoportland.com\/products\/backgammon-fredericks-and-mae","provider":"The Yo Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}