A Book of Historic Board Games

Board games have been played throughout the world for thousands of years. Many times in many different cultures people have amused themselves by devising mock races battles and hunts played in miniature on a small surface. The rules and the level of sophistication have changed through the ages but the general idea has remained the same. Some of the oldest games like backgammon chess and draughts are still popular today. This book looks at twelve different games taken from various periods of history. Most will not be recognised by the general public but deserve to be better known. They are pachisi halma agon tâb fanorona nine men's morris wari konane xiang qi tablut asalto and renju. Each game has a whole chapter to itself which includes a history the rules and a section on strategy and tactics. It is the author's intention that the reader will gain appreciation and enthusiasm for these wonderful old games and be entertained by them for years to come.