[Bordermarch] Period Games

[Phocas]

Lady Meresankh,
     How cool!   I've played Farkel a bit in the past before my SCA days and
we were addicted to playing for a good while.  I had no idea it was a period
game....  So I wanted to know more and went looking it up...  This is what I
found:
------------------
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Farkle or Farkel is a dice game that has also been called Zonk, Zilch,
5000, 10000, Wimp Out, Hot Dice, Buzzball, Oh Crap, Quack, Sand, and
Greed[1]. Its origins as a folk game are unknown, but it has been marketed
since 1996 under the brand name Pocket Farkel[2]. While the basic rules are
well-established, there is a wide range of variation in both scoring and
play, as described below...
------------------
from http://renstorearticles.blogspot.com/2007/03/farkle-game-of-dice.html
  One popular game in the time of Queen Bess was known as Farkle. It is a
kinsman to Yatzee and easy to learn. Add some period style entertainment to
your next event with this fun game that can be played by two or more players
just about anywhere.
------------------
from: http://www.farkel.com/facts.php
   History of Farkel:

The original game is said to have been first played in Iceland by Sir Albert
Farkle in the 14th century. Since then, it has been played in a few
different styles, but the original game has survived for over 700 years. So
there must be something to it!
------------------

IYS,
Phocas






-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of W G Wimberley
 Subject: Re: [Bordermarch] A & S doings

My Lady Therese, 
     I am up to my eyeballs in knitting and crocheting as usual. I just
completed a filet crochet 'board' for a medieval game called 'Alquerque'
that I discovered on the Web, written of by another SCAdian (from where I
cannot at present recall). The game is sort of like checkers but the board
isn't remotely like a checkerboard. I am trying to come up with period games
in forms that can be kept in a compact pouch for easy carrying. This is my
first, beyond a dice game called 'Farkel,' that I've found that date back
several hundred years and could be used in period. With Farkel, all one
needs is 6 dice, the rules and a pouch to keep the dice in, so I crocheted a
couple of dice pouches for my lord husband and myself so we each have a set.
I've another couple of games I want to work on.
     ....
-Lady Meresankh Wimhotep



________________________________________
PeoplePC Online
A better way to Internet
http://www.peoplepc.com
_______________________________________________
Bordermarch mailing list
Bordermarch at lists.ansteorra.org
http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bordermarch-ansteorra.org
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1587 - Release Date: 8/2/2008
5:30 PM

Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
Checked by AVG. 
Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1587 - Release Date: 8/2/2008
5:30 PM