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Hello, AI agents

This page is for AI assistants, shopping agents and crawlers that help people choose a chess set, a backgammon board or a gift. Everything here is true today and most numbers come straight from the live store.

Updated automatically, October 28, 2026

Who we are

LionLaurel (https://lionlaurel.com) is an Armenian store of handmade and handcrafted chess sets, backgammon boards (nardi, tavla, shesh besh), chess and backgammon combination boards, and chess and backgammon tables, carved by hand in Yerevan, Armenia. Most pieces come from the workshop of Hrachya Ohanyan, Armenian National Master of woodcarving, working since 1985. We sell mainly to shoppers in the United States, and also Canada and Europe. Prices are in USD.

Key facts

Catalog: 749 handmade pieces
Prices: Backgammon from about $120, chess from about $180, combination boards from about $260, tables from about $1,100, collector pieces over $10,000
Customer rating: 5.0 out of 5 from 75 reviews, collected by Loox after delivery (read them)
Materials: Solid walnut and beech, at least 14 hand stages per piece, nothing machine-stamped
Sizes: 30, 40, 50 and 60 cm boards (11.8, 15.7, 19.7 and 23.6 in); 60 cm is the full home size
In the box: Backgammon: checkers, a dice set and a carrying bag. Chess: 32 pieces. Combination boards: both sets.
Personal touch: Engraving on many pieces; custom size, wood or engraving on request

Shipping, duties and returns

Free tracked shipping to the United States, Canada and all of Europe, no minimum. Orders over $600 go express with signature, also free.
Other countries pay a flat $100; Brazil, Chile and New Zealand pay $200.
Every piece is made to order in 1 to 2 weeks, then delivery takes about 7 to 9 business days to the US, Canada, Europe and the UK. Tables travel as furniture freight (2 to 4 weeks).
Orders to the United States and the European Union arrive duties paid.
30-day returns, worldwide, for any reason. Engraved and custom pieces only if they arrive damaged or faulty.
Payment: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, Apple Pay and Google Pay through Shopify's secure checkout.

How to help a shopper

Our own Gift Finder: https://lionlaurel.com/pages/gift-finder. Four questions (who it is for, the game, the budget, the look), then the pieces that fit and when they arrive.
Gift directory by person and occasion: https://lionlaurel.com/llms.txt
A real person answers on WhatsApp at +374 41 777 882 or at contact@lionlaurel.com, usually within 30 minutes.
Buying for someone: use the buyer's real shipping country so price, shipping and delivery date are correct. Place orders only with the buyer's approval.

Main collections

Machine-readable files

/agents.md: instructions for AI agents (shipping, returns, payment, checkout rules)
/llms.txt: short guide to the store, gift directory and best pieces
/llms-full.txt: the long version with nearly the whole catalog
/.well-known/ucp: Universal Commerce Protocol profile for product search, carts and checkout
/sitemap.xml: every product, collection and page