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Board Games - DanM - 11-17-2007
Were there any roman board games, because they said there were at school (I don't trust everyone elses's presentations, though)? I heard about roman chess, and roman checkers.
Re: Board Games - Iagoba - 11-17-2007
Quote:Iagoba wroteThat are the ones I want to make myself.
- Ludus latrunculorum.
- Dies.(some loaded Rolling Eyes I won´t tell you what ones...)
And in previous threads of RAT:
games
misterious D12
Or go directly to:
ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/boardgames.html
You are only 12?
hock: I wish I had also Internet whe I was that age...
But I had one of the better book of romans I have never seen:
"Rome & Romans" by Heather Amery, and Patricia Vanags.
While walking in Emerita Augusta was great to have it!
Also, I encourage you seriously to get "Rotten Romans" and "Ruthless Romans" writen by Terry Deary, ilustrated by Martin Brown.
(Say to your parents that they´re educative...) :roll: (And bloody...)
I hope this has been of help to you!
Re: Board Games - Marcus Caecilius Avitus - 11-17-2007
Dan,
Look for Lantruculi - Chess/Drauchts (although I think you call Draughts Checkers on that side of the pond).
Tabula - a form of Bacgammon (Oxford games do a fun modern copy of this, called the Roman Game).
We also play Nine men's Morris (but I don't know the roman name for this).
Don't forget that simple dice games were probably more popular and more commonly played.