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Welcome. This website provides history, useful links and current
information about traditional games from around the world. It is
produced for the edification of others in the original spirit of the Internet.
There are no paid ads. The author welcomes your comments.
There are two ways to reference material on this site. You can
use the 'Game Index' from the navigation buttons above or you can drill
down to your area of interest using the categories below.
Board Games
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The
histories of all the major board games played today from all over
the world. Including Western board games favourites like Chess
(descended from Shaturanga),
Draughts (descended from Alquerque),
the ancient Egyptian game of Nine
Mens Morris and Backgammon
(descended from Senat) and childrens
favourites Snakes and Ladders,
and Chinese Checkers (a modern version
of Halma). Just as importantly, games
which are even more popular but less well known in the West
such as Go, Shogi,
Chinese Chess, Mancala
and Pachisi (Ludo).
Plus some unusual games like the ancient Norse game of Tafl,
the Madagascan game of Fanorona
and some really ancient games like the Royal
games found at Ur. |
Table Games
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Table
games including Carrom from Asia
and the Billiards family
through Snooker to the American
and European derivatives, Bar
Billiards, Bagatelle, Pool
and Carom Billiards. Also, the Shovelboard
and Shove Ha'penny family,
Squails and Crokinole
plus the table-top versions of Skittles,
Indoor Quoits and Bagatelle. |
Pub Games
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The
history of British pub games and other unashamedly traditional British
pastimes: Dominoes, Cribbage,
Quoits, Shove
Ha'penny, Billiards and
Snooker, Skittles, Darts,
Bar Billiards and a few splendidly
eccentric extras for good measure like Ringing
the Bull, Toad in the Hole,
Bat & Trap, Knur & Spell
and Aunt Sally. |
Lawn Games
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Traditional
Lawn games including Bowls, Cricket,
Croquet, Tennis
and Badminton. |
Dice, Cards and Tiles
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Mah
Jong, Dominoes,
Cribbage, Shut
the Box |
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