About Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within. Characters include: Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix?, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion. A very similar game board is in the collection of the Medici Villa outside La Petriaia in the Sala da Gioco - The Game Room.
Pachisi board of red cool embroidered with floss silks and couched with silver-gilt wrapped thread, probably Sindh, Pakistan, c.1855-79
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Hand painted game, Le Grande Terme, published in Germany about 1825
“There are only a few basic methods of playing [board] games and over the past 250 years many thousands of variations have been created. The basic methods of play come down to four types – race games, strategy games, table games and card games. Many were originally developed for adults and were later adapted for … Continue reading "Beautiful Vintage Board Games From the 16th to 20th Centuries"
The delightful hobby of playing games isn't a modern invention. While people in ancient times didn't have Pokemon Go to entertain themselves, they still spent hours of fun games both inside and outside of their households.
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Hand coloured game, The Novel and Elegant Game of the Basket of Fruit published in England by William Darton in 1822
Nellie Bly 'Round the World' board game. The box cover reads, "A novel and fascinating game with plenty of excitement on land and sea." On exhibit at the Newseum in the News Corporation News History Gallery. Newseum collection Photo credit: James P. Blair/Newseum collection
Five Centuries of Board Games Filosofia cortesana de Alonso de Barros Etching/engraving made by Mario Cartaro in Venice in 1588. The g...
Photographed at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.
If you've never heard of it, don't feel alone - I hadn't either, until I received an e-mail about it from a friend who's currently visiting Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand. She writes: You wouldn't believe the festival of floats and lights currently under way. Locally it's called Yi Peng, but across Thailand it's more widely known as Loy Krathong. It's a Buddhist adaptation of the Hindu Festival of Lights, or Diwali, as far as I can tell. Part of the tradition is to release floats into the river, called krathongs, made of banana wood or leaves, and bearing lanterns (usually a candle in a paper lantern, but sometimes more elaborate affairs). This venerates the Buddha, and is also supposed to symbolize letting go of everything negative or evil in your life, allowing it to float away with the lantern on the waters of the river. It's a sort of spiritual release and regeneration, I guess. Another part to it is the release of paper lanterns. You're supposed to make a wish as you release your lantern, and it'll be carried to the heavens along with all the other wishes made at the festival. It can also carry your worries and cares, just like the krathong in the river. Curious, I did a bit of Internet searching on some of the terms she used. I've linked key words to articles giving more details. I also found several pictures on Wikipedia, which I've inserted into her text, and this video of the release of lanterns in Chiang Mai (a custom which seems more limited to that area, unlike the rafts or krathongs, which are released all across Thailand.) Lovely, isn't it? Peter
When you visit a many houses. After you've lived in a few different areas. You will start to see a variation in the games we play. There are certain games that last in a family and become the 'family game'. I often wonder if these games last because the pieces stay together or over time we find our 'family' game. Photo credit How do you find your game? You'll have to play a bunch of games to find the games that you like. It's exciting to learn a game via grandparents or friends. When you're at their house have a
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Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the underworld to achieve immortality. Throw sticks, much like dice, determined a player's moves, and winning required both skill and luck. This senet game board of 30 squares required 14 game pieces, like these spool- and cone-shaped pieces.
The invention process can be messy. Case in point: the invention of "Monopoly."
Board game of hand coloured engravings mounted on linen entitled An Historical Game of England, published by Didier & Tebbet in England in 1804
A song about drinking and gambling from the 13th century.
Like many kids – and lots of adults – I love playing board games. I’ve spent many an hour rolling dice and moving around a board in a race against my opponents to either the finish line or to some other goal, like accumulating the most wealth or properties. But I have not yet tried …
Ebony, engraved bone, South German, about 1600
Hand coloured etching mounted on linen board game, Crowned Heads or Contemporary Sovereigns, published by David Ogilvy in England between 1845 and 1847
This post was originally published on internationalroutier.wordpress.com on January 26, 2012 but now features a supplementary section at the end. 16th C Glückshaus board R 94 in Bayerisches Nationa…
