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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)

== See also ==
* [[Game]]s
* [[12 Century life]]

=== Offsite Links ===

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

Latest revision as of 18:58, 17 August 2005

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