GAMES & TOYS

Horn or Bone Dice
Gambling the newly procured riches was pretty popular at Rendezvous in the Rockies and after payroll for the military troops, so these dice are just the thing you need!
$2.50 set


Large Horn Dice

Medium Bone & Horn Dice

RULES FOR PLAYING FARKLE

 Small Farkle Set
This small horn cup and 5 bone dice game is so cute. Small horn cup with cap, and 5 tiny bone dice with black dots 
$35.00 each

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Double Six Domino Set
Finely crafted from bone and rosewood, a complete set of 28 double-six dominoes in a wooden hinged lid box with a small brass clasp to keep it closed.
 (dimension of each domino=0.875 in by 1.875 in).
$25.00

History on Dominoes: Dominoes are small tiles traditionally carved from ivory or bone with small, round pips of inset ebony. These tiles may be used to play many different games. The name for these tiles may derive from this black on white look. 'Domino' is the French word for a Christian priest's winter hood which was black on the outside and white on the inside. 'Domino' is also a style of mask featuring a black and white motif.
The oldest domino sets date from around 1120 A.D. Dominoes, as most of the Western world knows them, however, appear to be a Chinese invention. The game appeared first in China, probably derived from cubic dice, which had been introduced into China from India some time in the dim and distant past. Each domino originally represented one of the twenty-one results of throwing two dice. 
Some time in the early 18th century dominoes made their way to Europe, making their first appearance in Italy. Its surprising that it took this long for the game to make the trip since the silk road would have been open for quite some time before this date. The game changed somewhat in the translation from Chinese to European culture.

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Early Playing Cards
Our deck of cards are based on a 18th century deck of British design, the backs are blank as was normal with playing cards of that time. By the 1400’s cards were a growth industry in Europe, with local and regional variations in suits and designs. The French invented the suits known today (hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds) around 1480. Although jokers were not invented until the 1800’s, two are included for modern card games that require them. Rules and Instructions for Whist included, as well as a Soldier's Card Story.
$5.00 a deck
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Chess-Backgammon Game Set
Our Most Popular Game Set! Actually 3 games in one (Chess, Checkers, and Backgammon), wooden checkers and wooden chessmen included. 10x10 inches when open.
$25.00
Round Wooden Chess Set
Wooden chess pieces included in a pull out drawer. 7.0 inches round and 1-1/2 inches deep.
$25.00
Traditional Chess is one of the world’s most played board games. It has an old and distinguished pedigree, developed for over five centuries, but the origins of Chess are obscure, and it is not until the 7th century that there is a reference to the game in literature. The first mention of Chess is found in a Persian poem according to which the advent of the game took place in India. Chess migrated to Persia (Iran) during the reigns of King Chosroe-I Annshiravan (531-579) as described in a Persian book of this period. Europe’s first big contribution to Chess came about 1,000 AD - the chequered board as we know it today, to assist the eye (before this time the board was unchequered). But it swept Europe like a forest fire, except Russia, where the masses stuck to the old game for over two more centuries. Italy took over from Spain as the leading Chess country in the 17th century. In the 18th century, supremacy passed to France. About 1840, London became the main Chess center. Until the present century, traditional Chess was regarded as a game for the wealthy and leisured classes in society. Perhaps one day, new players who are now taking up the game and challenges of Chess will find some of their own efforts gracing the literature of this fascinating game.

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Backgammon is a game of luck and skill or "an obstacle race between two armies of 15 men each, moving around a track divided into 24 dagger-like divisions known as points." It is played by two people with 15 checkers each on a board consisting of 24 spaces or points. The checkers are moved according to rolls of the dice. Each player tries to bring his own checkers home and bear them off before his opponent does, hitting and blocking the enemy checkers along the way. 
Backgammon has been around a long time, with origins dating back possibly 5000 years. The ancient Greeks and Romans played. The game we know today was refined in England in the seventeenth century, which is also when it acquired the name backgammon.
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