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Morris

Viking Chess

Fox and Geese

Tabletop Nine Pins

TRADITIONAL GAMES FROM EUROPE

Remember Jacks as an old time game! See also Olde Tyme Cardes or find shut the box and other old dice games on Dice Games.
For accessories, see Pirate Coins or Wooden Dice .
This page updated AUGUST 2007
Warning: Some of these items contain small pieces that can be hazardous for small children.

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    BACK TO OLDE EUROPE: Nine Men's Morris - Popular in Renaissance Europe, Morris boards have been found in Ancient Egyptian sites, cut into the stone of Egyptian temples from 1400 BC. Boards were also found in Sri Lanka from 10 AD and in a Viking Ship from 900 AD. The game was very popular in 14th Century Europe and the Renaissance, entering through Spain from the Moorish invasions.

    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 were played with only 9 pieces each. 2 players. 5" square, dark wooden board with gold lines and marbles.

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    a) $11.00 a) gold lines, 5" x 5"
    b) $18.00 b) black lines 7 3/4" x 7 3/4"
    c) $12.00 c) red stained board 7 1/4" x 7 1/4"
    d) $12.00 d) storage inside 5" x 5"


    a) gold lines, 5" x 5"


    b) black lines 7 3/4" x 7 3/4"


    c) red stained board 7 1/4" x 7 1/4"


    d) storage inside 5" x 5"

    BACK TO OLDE EUROPE: Viking Chess or Hnafetafl - 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. The 16 attackers sit along the four sides. All pieces play like rooks from chess, going along the horizontal and vertical rows (no diagonals). According to one history, the Vikings discovered a Persian game which combined with this one to form chess. 2 players.
    a) , glass drops, carrying bag, rules card.
    b) WOOD: Board on lift top lid of wooden box which holds wooden game pieces & rules

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    a) $15.00 a) CLOTH: Silk-screened linen board and glass drops
    b) $25.00 b) Board on lift top lid of wooden box which holds wooden game pieces


    cloth board


    wooden box and pieces

    BACK TO OLDE EUROPE: 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.

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    BACK TO OLDE EUROPE: 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.

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    $13.50 a) paddle with pegs
    $12.00 b) board with marbles


    a) paddle with pegs


    b) board with marbles

    BACK TO OLDE EUROPE: Olde Tyme Cardes - See our Olde Tyme Cardes page.

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