12th Century games: Difference between revisions

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Games might be played after supper for entertainment.

Chess - generally played on a larger table sized board on trestles or the floor. The queen moved like a bishop. (Holmes 1952, 43)
Draughts - similar to modern checkers (Holmes 1952 p43)
Tables - a kind of backgammon, played on a board with dice. (Holmes 1952, p43)

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	* [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ566 Isle of Lewis Chessmen]		* [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ566 Isle of Lewis Chessmen]


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