Alexander the Great was said to carry books and games with him on campaign, believing that the mind needed exercise as much as the body. This set takes inspiration from that spirit of strategy.
The chessboard is made from leather, giving it a supple, time-worn character that feels different from traditional wooden boards. The pieces are cast in brass, steel, and wood, which are all closely tied to ancient warfare and craftsmanship. Brass was prized for ornament and armor, while steel reshaped the battlefield in Alexander’s time. Wood was the workhorse.
Everything stores neatly in a perfectly crafted strudy wooden box, a fitting way to keep the set together. It feels less like a product off the shelf and more like something you might stumble across in an old study or library.
