[Bryn-gwlad] games

[Sunny Briscoe]

I like the idea of game boards painted on boxes that hold all of the
pieces.  I made one that had hfentafl (or however you spell it) on one side,
and 9 men's morris on the other.  It was very inexpensive to make, surely
under $10, and I still have lots of glass beads for the pieces for other
games (I got the ones you find in the floral arranging section of
Michael's).

I think we could plan 2 to 4 games to paint on the boxes (using the inside
and outsite), and try to use ones that all use the same pieces, batgammon
could be easily added to the box I painted, and we could personalize it for
each kingdom by painting in their colors.

I have some other ideas as well, and will work up a design to share at a
business meeting as well.  I can even look at budgets for this as well.  I
can dontate enough for at least one box.

Elisabetta



On 3/21/07, Coblaith Mhuimhneach <Coblaith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Brett Chandler-Finch wrote:
> > true the cloth bags or boards are not as documentable,
>
> Does "not as documentable" mean "not documented at all", or do you have
> some evidence that such were used in period?
>
> > but you are looking at a material cost of about 5.00 for a cloth and
> > glass bead set vs about 10-15 for a wooden set that can add up pretty
> > quickly.
>
> I've made a few board games with wooden boxes and pieces purchased in
> small quantities at retail prices, and never had trouble keeping
> per-unit costs below ten dollars (which happens to be both the Yule
> revel kids' exchange spending limit and my budget for presents for my
> nieces and nephews).  If we buy raw materials in bulk and turn them
> into boxes and pieces ourselves it shouldn't be too difficult to lower
> the price further.
>
> > I am just unsure what we normally set the budget at for the war gifts,
> > and what we can get donated materials wise.
>
> I believe the Barony's budget for gifts is still zero dollars, zero
> cents--if the Society policy establishing that has changed, they've
> forgotten to remove the letter qualifying it from the website
> <http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/gift.html>.
>
> If we made a game for every king and one for every queen (and I don't
> know that we would. . .we might decide to make one for every Crown,
> instead), spending a full ten dollars on each, that would still average
> out to about--what--three dollars for every paid member of the S.C.A.
> in Bryn Gwlad?  I'd be surprised if we had trouble coming up with that
> sum (in cash or in kind) in contributions to the effort.
>
>
> Coblaith Mhuimhneach
> <mailto:Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>
>
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