Backgammon
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Similar to Lottery, a simple gambling game that evolved
into a children's game. Played as a round with any number of players, each
one putting a set amount into the pool and the dealer putting in double.
Players each get three cards, one card is turned face up as trump. The
players take turns turning up cards until someone finds a higher card than
the trump. He may then sell it, if he wishes; the holder of the highest
trump takes the pool (Poole 65). |
Battledore and Shuttlecock
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An active game much like badminton played with a Battledore
(a small racket) and Shuttlecock (the feathered "birdie"). The object being
to keep the Shuttlecock in the air as long as possible. Played on the lawn,
or in the parlour! |
Bilbocatch
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More commonly known as Cup-and-Ball. A game of manual dexterity
where the player attempts to catch the ball in the cupped end of a stick. |
Chess
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A game of skill played by two players on a board marked
into 64 squares of two colors with 16 chessman each. The pieces are moved
in different ways, players alternating turns, until one player wins by
checkmating his opponent's king or until neither can do so and a stalemate
occurs. Chessman traditionally resembled certain figures, and were carved
from ivory and ebony. |
Conundrums
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A puzzle or riddle game. |
Draughts (Checkers, Drafts)
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A game played by two players on a board marked into 64 squares
of two colors with 12 checkers each. The pieces are moved in a specific
way toward the opponent's side of the board in an attempt to be Kinged,
and then capture all the checkers of the other player. Checkers are traditionally
flat wooden disks sized to fit on a square of the checkerboard. |
Paper Ships
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Folding paper into the shape of toy ships. |
Riddles
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A guessing game to solve a question or statement intentionally
worded in a puzzling manner. |
Spillikins
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A game played with a pile of slips or small rods of wood
or bone where one tries to use a hook to remove the pieces one-at-a-time
without disturbing the rest. |
