An Introduction to Fifteenth Century Games

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Fifteenth century reproduction playing cards; Nine Men’s Morris board game;

  • An Introduction to Fifteenth Century Games

  • Games collection with Nine Men's Morris, C15th playing cards and dice games from the fifteenth century
  • £18.00

:  at  £18.00  each

2 in stock.

An introductory collection of games from the fifteenth century; which features our reproduction playing cards and a set of four dice with rules to the earliest known card and dice games; as well as our linen version of Nine Men's Morris, one of the most popular board games from the time.

 

Click here for more information on Nine Men's Morris; here for details of our C15th playing cards and here for more on early dice games.

 

Historic Period or Date:

  • Fifteenth century

Materials and Special Features:

  • Linen game board with beechwood playing pieces; supplied in a sturdy card tube, with rules and brief historic notes

  • Four modern wood dice in a handy cotton pouch with rules to the dice games of Alfonso X of Castile.
  • Our own reproduction fifteenth century playing cards, with rules to the earliest card games

Dimensions:

  • Board: c. 8.5" x 8.5"
  • Playing pieces: 3/4" diameter
  • Game tube: 23cm x 5cm
  • Dice: 16mm diameter