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A wooden chess board set up in a bright living room

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Cut by hand. Chosen one by one.

Our wooden chess sets are born in a family workshop in Poland, founded in 1996. Our backgammon sets come from a Greek family who have been making them since 1970.

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  • 1996Founding of the family workshop near Lublin, Poland
  • ≈ 10master cabinetmakers work on every wooden chess set
  • 1970The first backgammon sets from the Manopoulos family, in Athens
  • 3 to 5 working daysto receive your set, with free delivery

Our house

Craftsmanship
passed from hand to hand.

At Legacy Board House, every set is designed to last: woods chosen for their grain, hand-cut pieces and well-judged proportions. Objects to keep and to pass on, which gain character with every game.

Our wooden chess sets are born in Poland, in a family workshop of cabinetmakers founded in 1996. Our backgammon sets are handmade in Greece by a family who have been making them since 1970.

A cabinetmaker carving a chess piece with a gouge at his bench, surrounded by rough pieces

Poland · since 1996

Carved by hand
by cabinetmakers.

Our wooden chess sets come from a family workshop founded in 1996 near Lublin, in eastern Poland. Every set passes through the hands of around ten craftsmen: the pieces are cut and carved by hand, pyrographed, and the boards inlaid with contrasting woods.

  1. The woodHornbeam, beech, birch, sycamore maple, mahogany or walnut, depending on the model.
  2. The carvingThe knight's mane, the king's crown: every detail is carved by hand.
  3. The finishPyrography and inlay. On some models, pieces weighted with steel, lead-free.

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Kings and knights carved from raw wood, resting on the workbench among wood shavings
The workshop in picturesBefore reaching you,
every piece has been through here.
  • Rough planks of wood with their bark, stacked to dry
    01Raw wood, stacked to dry
  • A pile of freshly turned wooden pawns, still unfinished
    02The pawns, freshly turned
  • A craftsman's hands carving the head of a knight from wood
    03The knight's head, carved by hand
  • Rows of dark-stained wooden kings, lined up to dry
    04The stained kings, lined up to dry
  • A craftsman's hands holding a piece among wood shavings, in black and white
    05The craft, among the shavings
  • A craftswoman placing pieces in cases lined with green foam
    06Every piece put away in its case

Photos taken in the family workshop that makes our wooden chess sets, near Lublin (Poland).

Detail of the marquetry on a Manopoulos walnut burl backgammon set

Greece · since 1970

Backgammon,
a family affair.

Our backgammon sets are handmade in Greece by the Manopoulos family. It all began in 1970 with a shop in Athens; the workshop followed in 1975, then the factory in Thebes, in Boeotia, in 2000. Their boards are now sold in more than 25 countries.

Walnut burl, walnut, stained oak, marquetry: each board keeps the unique pattern of its wood. Two backgammon sets of the same model are never quite identical.

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  • Archive photo: the window of the first Manopoulos shop in Athens, filled with games
    1970The first shop, in Athens
  • Black-and-white archive photo: two men playing tavli
    ArchivesTavli, a family passion
  • Gluing a wooden backgammon board together in the workshop
    The workshopGluing the boards
  • Marquetry points being laid by hand on a backgammon board
    The craftThe points laid one by one
  • The front of the Manopoulos factory in Thebes, Greece
    2000The factory in Thebes

A name, an intention

What we pass on.

Legacy means heritage. A hand-carved set lasts through the years: it passes from parent to child, keeps the marks of the games played and ends up telling a family story.

That is why our sets are made to last, and why we guarantee them for 3 years.

A wooden chess set on a table, in a living room in the light of late afternoon

What you can expect from us

Clear commitments,
before and after you buy.

  • Free delivery in 3 to 5 working days

    With no minimum spend, and a tracking link sent by email as soon as your order is dispatched. Delivery details

  • 3-year guarantee

    A broken piece or a manufacturing defect? We will replace it. Guarantee terms

  • 30 days to change your mind

    A return can be requested within 30 days of receipt, with no restocking fee. Returns terms

  • Product pages that tell you everything

    Dimensions, king height, square size, wood species: every model is described so you can choose with confidence.

  • Advice before you choose

    Format, storage, gift ideas: write to us Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm (Paris time), at info@legacy-boardhouse.com.

  • Secure payment

    Your payment details are encrypted (SSL) and are never stored by us.

Close-up of a pale knight and a dark rook carved from wood

The Legacy spirit

A handmade set.
Games for years to come.

Set up the pieces. Invite someone.
The rest is played by two.

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