Game board in book form

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This box is inlaid with three game boards. There is no front or back to the box. Its exterior, on one side, has a checker/chess board, and on the other side, a playing board for a game with many names, including mühle and Nine Men’s Morris. The opened box laid flat becomes a backgammon board. Note that the board’s edges are inlaid with contrasting woods, in imitation of pages.

Game board in book form

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Game board in book form
Game board in book form
Game board in book form

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