Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Shatar set

A set which didn't receive the slightest bit of creative input from me, but I saw it on eBay and couldn't resist putting in a bid. Turned out I was the only bidder!

Set is one for Shatar, or Mongolian chess. The board is woven from a course type of wool, possibly yak wool?


Pieces are made from resin or something similar. Fun to see the red and orange pawns are different: what looks like rabbits for the orange pawns and something dog-like for the red pawns.



It's quite a small set (the board measures just 25cm square), but a nice one just to have.

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