EUROPEAN HISTORY AND HERITAGE
THROUGH GAMES

GENERAL TRADITONAL EUROPEAN GAMES
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Picture of Product	Description & Ordering
	Viking Chess Wooden Box Set - First we should clarify this is NOT a chess variant. This game is about attack and defense between two unequal sides. A king begins the game placed in the center of the board surrounded by 8 of his guard. 16 attackers sit along the four sides. All pieces play like rooks from chess, going along the horizontal and vertical rows (no diagonals). WOODEN BOX SET: Board on lift top lid of wooden box which holds wooden game pieces & rules HISTORICAL NOTE: Throughout northern Europe there are variations of this game, such as Hnafeltafl, Fichneal, and sometimes the game Tablut. According to one history, the Vikings discovered a Persian game that when combined with this one became chess. 2 players. $32.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
	Tabletop 9 Pins - An old form of bowling, these wooden pins are only 7 inches tall. A wooden 2 inch ball is rolled to knock them down. Ideal for small apartments and lofts, or down a hallway at home. $18.00 Click the square to select this item. Click again to remove this selection. If you want more than , then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page).
a) paddle with pegs b) board with marbles	Fox & Geese - A game of old Europe from as early as the 14th Century: one fox, many geese. The geese win if they surround the fox. The fox wins if he kills so many geese that they can not surround him or if he breaks through to a place of safety behind them. Click a square below to select an item. Click again to remove the selection. If you want more than 1, then backspace over the automatic 1 and type the desired number in the box (change it to over 99 on the shopping cart page). a) $15.00 a) paddle with pegs b) $12.00 b) board with marbles
	Nine Men's Morris - Popular in 14th Century and Renaissance Europe, the Morris game appeared first in ancient Egypt but didn't enter Europe until the Moorish invasions of Spain. In Morris games, players try to arrange their tokens three in a row on the board, at which time an opponent's pieceis removed. A player wins by reducing the opponent to just two pieces. Early games of Morris in Europe were played with only 9 pieces each. 2 players. 5" square, dark wooden board with gold lines and marbles. FIND MORRIS BOARDS ON THE AFRICAN HISTORY & HERITAGE PAGE.
.	DICE GAMES WITH EUROPEAN HISTORICAL NOTES See our DICE GAMES page for Crown & Anchor and Shut the Box,
.	Renaissance Cards - See our HERITAGE CARDS page

Here are more items on other pages that might be interesting for reenactment groups, theater productions, special event costumes, or just props for a game.

Pirate Coins

Jacks and Pick-Up Sticks

Metal Tavern Puzzles

Metal, Wood, and Bone Dice