PROFILE:
CONTENT: 57% Cotton / 27% Polyester / 16% Wool
ORIGIN: Switzerland
VERTICAL REPEAT: 8 inches
HORIZONTAL REPEAT: 4 inches
WIDTH: 55 Inches
BACKING: None
REVERSIBLE: No
AVAILABLE COLORWAYS: 5

TESTING & PERFORMANCE:
ABRASION: Wyzenbeek – 51,000 Double Rubs / Heavy Duty

NOTES:
Woven exclusively for Joseph Noble in Switzerland, the handsome zig zag pattern takes its cue from the classic Backgammon design dating from the 11th century. Engineered for both beauty and strength, this fabric far exceeds heavy duty abrasion at 50,000 double rubs Wyzenbeek.

Atmosphere comes in 5 stock colorways and has been treated with a stain resistant finish.

Symbolism plays an important part of the Backgammon pattern -- each side has 12 points, which stand for the twelve months of the year. Altogether 30 checkers are used, symbolizing 30 days of a month. The sum of every 2 opposite numbers on the dice is 7, standing for the number of days in a week. There are 24 points on the board, as the number of hours in a day. And finally, the use of contradictory colors stands for the difference between day and night.

Backgammon is the most ancient game to have been recorded. The earliest versions of the game go back to the Persian Empire, over 2000 years ago. The earliest findings show boards made of wood, checkers made of stone, and dice made of either wood or clay.

Its most probable origin seems to be in Mesopotamia or China and India where most modern games had their origin. The citizens of Chinese dynasties played backgammon, the Egyptians played it and the Greeks and Romans nearly worshiped it.