14 Sep 20
@lemondrop saidFive.
these are the eight oldest board games in the world
senet
checkers
backgammon
mehen
royal game of ur
go
nine men's morris
chess
I've played four
anyone on this site played all eight?
Surprised that the African mancala and Nordic tafl are not on your list.
14 Sep 20
@lemondrop saidFour...
these are the eight oldest board games in the world
senet
checkers
backgammon
mehen
royal game of ur
go
nine men's morris
chess
I've played four
anyone on this site played all eight?
checkers
backgammon
go
chess
what about cribbage?
14 Sep 20
@hakima saidGreat game cribbage! Do you play?
what about cribbage?
I've always thought of it as a very English game.
Playing cards are no more than a thousand years old and the early games
were all "trick taking" games. (Hence the trump suit in the Tarot pack). So
cribbage would be more recent.
14 Sep 20
@wolfgang59 saidI learned to play cribbage about the same time I learned to play backgammon...I don’t suck at them like I do chess which I learned to play as a child.
Great game cribbage! Do you play?
I've always thought of it as a very English game.
Playing cards are no more than a thousand years old and the early games
were all "trick taking" games. (Hence the trump suit in the Tarot pack). So
cribbage would be more recent.
Interesting information about cards and the game.
15 Sep 20
@lemondrop saidFive, probably the same five as Wolfgang.
these are the eight oldest board games in the world
senet
checkers
backgammon
mehen
royal game of ur
go
nine men's morris
chess
I've played four
anyone on this site played all eight?
The other three are so obscure that I've never heard of them.
15 Sep 20
@torunn saidI use to play that game a lot as a teenager!
If we include canasta, at least I play two.
-VR
15 Sep 20
@hakima saidBackgammon is perfectly suited to an evening by the fire with a bottle of wine and your favorite someone.
I learned to play cribbage about the same time I learned to play backgammon...I don’t suck at them like I do chess which I learned to play as a child.
Interesting information about cards and the game.
15 Sep 20
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@suzianne saidBoth Canasta and Crib are a lot of fun. ( I still play Crib )
I haven't learned Canasta or Cribbage.
Heck, I haven't even learned Bridge.
Yes, I'm a card game failure.
I've never learned how to play Bridge as no one was around that knew how to play it. Some say it is complicated others say it is not hard to pick up.
-VR
15 Sep 20
@lemondrop saidHave you ever watched the Big Bang Theory?.... They made up their own rules and played 3 people could play. Even re-named the pieces....It is a comedy of course!
anyone ever play 3 dimensional chess?
saw it being played on a star trek episode
bought a set
but never played
-VR
15 Sep 20
@very-rusty saidSheldon rocks
Have you ever watched the Big Bang Theory?.... They made up their own rules and played 3 people could play. Even re-named the pieces....It is a comedy of course!
-VR
they were into a lot of games
good show
comic books too
15 Sep 20
@lemondrop saidWell for Senet, Mehen and the Royal Game of Ur the rules are "a matter of conjecture". For the Royal game of Ur there is at least a very old set of rules. The other five I have played with different success.
these are the eight oldest board games in the world
senet
checkers
backgammon
mehen
royal game of ur
go
nine men's morris
chess
I've played four
anyone on this site played all eight?