The World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make Them 0816021848

Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
Ancient Board Games
Senat
Hounds and Jackals
The Royal Game of Ur
Three Mysterious Games
Latrunculi
Duodecim Scripta
Tabula
The Games of Ancient India and Ancient China
Ashtapada
Sadurangam
Yih
Saturankam
T'shu-p'u
Dice Games
Games Using Standard Dice
Hazard
Aces
Martinetti
Thirty-six
Aces in the Pot
Barbudi
Buck Dice
Indian Dice
Sequences
Twenty-six
Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew
Help Your Neighbor
Throwing Sevens
Drop Dead
Mexico
Games Using Nonstandard Dice
Chinese Dice Games
Strung Flowers
Throwing Heaven and Nine (Chak t’in kau)
Western Dice Games
Poker Dice
Liar Dice
Put and Take
Crown and Anchor
Bell and Hammer
Indian Chance Games with Dice
The Bowl Came (All-tes-teg-enuk)
Indian Guessing Games
The Moccasin Game
Other Dice Games
Le Jeu des Gobelets (Thimblerig!
Pencil and Paper Games for Young and Old
Knucklebones (Jacks!
How to Make Your Own Dice Collection
Card Games
Games Played with a 32-card Deck
Skat
Klaberjass
Fly from Spain
Swimming
Twenty-one (Blackjack)
The Last Trick
Games Played with a 52-card Deck
Rikken
Hearts
War
Games Played with Two 52-card Decks
Canasta
Cooncan
Cribbage
Games of Solitaire
Belle Lucie
Carre Napoleon (Napoleon's Square)
Parterre
Stacking
Domino Games
Chinese Domino Games
Tiu-u (Fishing)
Tau Ngau (Bullfighting)
Pai Kow
Tien Kow
Mah Jong
European Domino Games
The Block Game
Cyprus
Matador
Bergen
Tiddlywinks
Blind Hughie
Modern Board Games
Games of Alignment and Configuration
Noughts and Crosses
Tic-Tac-Toe
Three-in-a-Row
Five or Six Men's Morris
Nine Men's Morris
Twelve Men's Morris
Nine Men's Morris with Dice
Five-in-a-Row Games
Go-moku
Go-bang
Exchange Games
Salta and Pyramid
Halma
War Games
The Alquerque Group of War Games
Alquerque
Fanorona
Awithlaknannai
Zamma
Hnefatafl or Aiea Evangelii
Tablut
Seega
Gala
Chess
English Checkers or Draughts
Polish Checkers
Shogi or Japanese Chess
Wei-ch'i
Mu Torere
Hunt Games
The Alquerque Group of Hunt Games
De Cercar la Liebre (Catch the Hare)
Shap Luk Kon Tseung Kwan
Young Luk Sz'Kon Tseung Kwan
Fox and Geese
Leopard Games
Tiger games
Race Games
Kerala
Totolospi
Patol and Similar Games
Grand Jeu de l’Histoire Ancienne de la Grece (Great Game of the History of Ancient Greece)
Coan Ki or The Bottle Game
Backgammon
Race Games on Cruciform Boards
Asi Keliya
Mancala Games
Wari
Kiuthi
Mefuhva
Modern Board and Computer Games
Activity Games
Bowling Games
Bowling on Grass
Jeu de Boules
Darts
Games of the American Indians
Shinny
Lacrosse
Hoop and Arrow
Snow Snake
Disc and Cross
Cat's Cradle
Ball Games
Hakozaki
Earthball
Indian Kickball
Foot Tennis
Tlachtli
Children's Games
Hopscotch
Rope Jumping
Marbles
Soap Bubbles
Spinning Tops
Yo-yo
Diabolo
Kites
Indian Fighter Kite
Tetra (Nick Morse)
Cody Kite
Puzzles
Bilbouquet
The Sliding Tangram
The Sphinx Puzzle
The Double Star Puzzle
Shunting Puzzles
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Picture Sources