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Sebastiaen and Erika

We bid greetings unto their most Glorious Majesties of An Tir, Havordh Ættarbani and Mary Grace of Gatland, Their Exellencies Aedan mcSuibne and Alexandria Delassene Kourkouaina, Officers and Citizens of the Barony of Three Mountains, Letter of Intent: [wpfilebase tag=file id=140 tpl=filebrowser /]  

Laurence and Marya

Unto the Crown of An Tir, and to the Coronets, Seneschal, and assembled populace of the Barony of Three Mountains do Laurence of Damascus and Marya Kargashina send greetings.         Letter of Intent: [wpfilebase tag=file id=139 tpl=filebrowser /]  

Alexander and Attia

Unto Their Most Noble Majesties Havordh Ættarbani and Mary Grace of Gatland , likewise unto Adean and Alexandria Baron and Baroness Three Mountains, Selene Trios, Seneschale Three Mountains. And to the Populace of the Greatest Barony in the Known World- Three Mountains, Greetings.   Letter of Intent: [wpfilebase tag=file id=138 tpl=filebrowser /]  

Alquerque

Players | 2 Equipment Game board 12 black markers 12 white markers The Basics The goal of the game is for a player to take all of the opponents’ pieces

Brag

Players | 3-12 Equipment 1 deck of cards The Object Win the pool more often than all the other players

Byzantine Chess

Circular Chess Players | 2 Equipment Game board made of 4 rings of 16 squares each Two sets of chess pieces

Citadel Chess

Shatranj al husun Players | 2 Equipment 10×10 game board Two sets of chess pieces

Draughts

Players | 2 Equipment 24 markers (12 each of two colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to capture or immobilize all of your opponents’ pieces. Think of modern checkers with modified rules.

Dreidel

Players | 2 or more Equipment Dreidel 10 markers for each person The Basics The goal of the game is to accumulate as many markers as possible.

Ecarte

Players | 2 Equipment 1 deck of cards – Sixes and below removed The Object Score five points

Fox and Geese

Players | 2 Equipment Playing Board 13 markers of one color(the geese) 1 marker of another color (the fox) The Basics The goal of the game is for the geese to immobilize the fox and for the fox to eat geese until there are too few geese to trap him.

Goose

Players | 2 to many Equipment 1 unique marker for each player 2 six sided dice Goose Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to be the first player to the center of the board.

Hnefatafl

Also called Tafl, Tablut and Fitchneal Players | 2 Equipment 12 white pieces King 24 black pieces Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is for the white player to reach a corner square with his king and for the black player to capture the king. 

Mancala

Players | 2 Equipment 36 markers Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to accumulate as many markers as possible.

Merchant Dice

Players | 2 or more Equipment 9 cowry shells A smooth flat playing surface Gambling trinkets for betting ( you can keep track of points instead) The Basics Casting – Cowry shells have rounded back side and a flat “face” side. Gather up all 9 cowry shells and toss them onto the playing surface. Count the number…

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Nine Man Morris

Players | 2 Equipment 18 markers (9 each of two colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of this game is to remove all but two of your opponents’ markers from the board

Nyout

Also called Yut Players | 2 Equipment Game board 4 casting sticks (one side light the other side dark) 8 playing pieces (horses) – 4 each of two different colors The Goal Get all four of your horses to the finish first

Pacheesi

Players | 2 or 4 Equipment 6 cowrie shells 16 markers (4 each of 4 colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is for a team to move all 8 of their pieces all the way around the board and back to the Charkoni (the large square in the middle of the board)

Primero

Players | 4-8 Equipment 1 deck of cards – 8s, 9s and 10s removed The Object Have the highest scoring hand

Shut the Box

Players | 1 to many Equipment 2 six sided dice 9 markers Playing board Gambling trinkets for betting (you can keep track of points instead) The Basics The goal of the game is for each player to cover as many squares on the board as possible during a single turn.