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Tablero de Jesus is a two-player [[board game]] that is popular in the [[SCA]]. A 7 x 7 space board is used; each column has one coin in it, and the players roll dice to move and claim the coins. A drinking variant called Tablero da Gucci is extremely popular in much of the Society, especially An Tir.
'''Tablero de Jesus''' is a two-player [[board game]] that is popular in the [[SCA]]. A 7 x 7 space board is used; each column has one [[coin]] in it, and the players roll dice to move and claim the coins. A drinking variant called ''Tablero da Gucci'' is extremely popular in much of the Society, especially [[An Tir]].


Current research indicates that Tablero was, unfortunately, an outside hoax that was innocently imported into the SCA -- there is no evidence that the game was actually played in period, and the documentation seems to be entirely fraudulent.
Current [[research]] indicates that Tablero was, unfortunately, an outside hoax that was innocently imported into the SCA -- there is no evidence that the game was actually played in period, and the [[documentation]] seems to be entirely fraudulent.


=== External Links ===
=== External Links ===


[http://www.waks.org/game-hist/game-rules.html The Period Games Rules Page] -- articles on Tablero are listed in its section
[http://www.waks.org/game-hist/game-rules.html The Period Games Rules Page] -- articles on Tablero are listed in its section

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Latest revision as of 17:52, 16 August 2005

Tablero de Jesus is a two-player board game that is popular in the SCA. A 7 x 7 space board is used; each column has one coin in it, and the players roll dice to move and claim the coins. A drinking variant called Tablero da Gucci is extremely popular in much of the Society, especially An Tir.

Current research indicates that Tablero was, unfortunately, an outside hoax that was innocently imported into the SCA -- there is no evidence that the game was actually played in period, and the documentation seems to be entirely fraudulent.

External Links

The Period Games Rules Page -- articles on Tablero are listed in its section