[Bryn-gwlad] Ancient Board Games - British Museum Press (fwd)

Tue Oct 2 10:14:53 PDT 2007

Here's a link to the pic of it.

http://www.siervua.com/gameguild/damiana/gluckhaus.jpg

On 10/2/07, Damiana Gutierrez de Castilla <siervua at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have one based on the tudor family including Henry VIII, his 3 children
> and six wives. Came out kind of nice.
>
> On 10/2/07, Ysabeau <lady.ysabeau at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gluckhaus is a board/gambling game that lends itself to artistic
> > creativity. Based on my research, the boards were elaborated decorated based
> > on themes. You need at least 9 spaces on the board but can have as many as
> > 12 depending on how you want to decorate it.
> >
> > You have spaces for 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 that are big enough to
> > hold one piece of loot. You need a larger space for 7 because that is the
> > "pot" that builds. When you roll a 2, you clear the board of all loot except
> > for the "pot". If you roll a 4 you either lose a turn or some other penalty.
> > If you roll a 12, you take everything on the table. To make the game more
> > user friendly, you can create spaces for 2, 4, and 12 that explain what to
> > do if you roll that number but since you don't need to put anything on the
> > spots, they aren't required.
> >
> > You can do a 12 days of Christmas theme, a Tudor Theme, a tarot theme,
> > or whatever theme takes your fancy to decorate the board and the spaces. I
> > have one that has cats dressed up in slightly post period clothing using
> > tarot cards.
> >
> > I like the game because it is fun and easy to play, doesn't take a lot
> > of concentration so you can socialize easily while playing, and the limit on
> > people who can play is based on how many you can gather around the board.
> > You can get quite a crowd around it and the jibes back and forth can be
> > quite fun!
> >
> > Ysabeau
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 10/2/07, Eric W. Brown < Brown.EricW at jobcorps.org> wrote:
> >
> > >   *Ah cool,*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *I've been playing with Brass etching of late (so far I've etched the
> > > image on and '82 land cruiser), this seemed like an*
> > >
> > > *Interesting excuse to play with it some more…*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Are there any other interesting board types other than 9 man morris
> > > and Fox and the hens that folks can point to online?*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Obviously chess is period, what about checkers and backgammon?*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *If anyone has any links to particularly attractive black and white
> > > drawings of boards I'd greatly appreciate a mention.*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *I know I'm coming into this late… so excuse me if I'm causing a
> > > rehash of already covered topics.*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Cal-*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *From:* bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
> > > bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] *On Behalf Of *Ysabeau
> > > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:56 AM
> > > *To:* Barony of Bryn Gwlad
> > > *Subject:* Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Ancient Board Games - British Museum Press
> > > (fwd)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If I remember correctly, baronies are asked to provide gifts for the
> > > crown to give to other crowns at Gulf Wars. Shires are asked to do the same
> > > for Pennsic.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The barony decided to provide games as our gift for the next Gulf
> > > Wars. Dreda is organizing the creation of the games. I believe it was
> > > decided to use boxes instead of fabric or boards. I'm not sure which games
> > > were decided on.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have been making wooden game boards but find that they are heavier
> > > and harder to pack than fabric ones. They also don't lend themselves to
> > > spontaneous games because you can't carry them with you easily.  I might
> > > switch to fabric drawstring sets in the future when I finish my stock of
> > > boards. If I make them so they can be drawn up into a pouch, I can hang it
> > > from my belt and carry it with me instead of having to go back to camp to
> > > get the board and stuff.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ysabeau
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/2/07, *Eric W. Brown* <Brown.EricW at jobcorps.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > *Just to refresh my memory, *
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *We want period games crafted by BrynGwladi so that they can be gifts
> > > for an event, yes?*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Gulf wars?  I can't seem to recall the event.*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Thanks,*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *Cal-*
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *From:* bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
> > > bryn-gwlad-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] *On Behalf Of *Ysabeau
> > > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 02, 2007 8:56 AM
> > > *To:* Barony of Bryn Gwlad
> > > *Subject:* Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Ancient Board Games - British Museum Press
> > > (fwd)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually, I can ~lol~. Okay, I just looked it up because the book is
> > > at home.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Medieval Games**
> > > ...by Salamallah the Corpulent*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This is the only place I found that has it available online. It is at
> > > the bottom of the page.
> > >
> > > http://www.gamepuzzles.com/histfun2.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Damiana also has a copy of the book.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ysabeau
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/2/07, *Richard Yeager* <chuymonstre at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > This just came out of the e-mail limbo that is going on.  Can you
> > > recall the title and author?
> > >
> > > Cuan mac Niall
> > >
> > > Sorry, I teach on Tuesday and never get to make PiP.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Ysabeau <lady.ysabeau at gmail.com>* wrote:
> > >
> > > I bought a book at Pennsic that is a comprehensive guide to period
> > > games. I'm hoping it is in the box that I have a friend mailing to me and
> > > not in my luggage because my luggage hasn't made it back from Pennsic yet. :
> > > (  If and when I get the book I will be more than happy to bring it out. It
> > > is the latest edition of the book that Pegasus has.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ysabeau
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/14/07, *Hal Siegel* <therion at therionarms.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > A while back there was a long discussion on this list about board
> > > games.
> > > Forwarding on this message for folks who might be interested ...
> > >
> > >               Hal Siegel - TherionArms
> > >              http://www.therionarms.com
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:08:57 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> > > From: ian.stevens at dbbcdist.com
> > > To: therion at therionarms.com
> > > Subject: A special offer from DBBC and the British Museum Press
> > >
> > > Just published in the UK and on its way to us even as my grubby,
> > > stubby
> > > fingers type this message, is a book from the British Museum that is
> > > causing some excitement within the walls of the Oxbow/DBBC offices.
> > >
> > > "Ancient Board Games in Perspective" presents papers from a conference
> > > that took place at the BM in 1990. Covering the games of the
> > > Egyptians,
> > > Greeks, Romans, Mesopotamians, Indians and Chinese and with special
> > > sections on Chess, Backgammon and Mankala, the papers are truly
> > > all-encompassing.
> > >
> > > What is more, we are delighted to offer the book at a special
> > > pre-publication price of $75 (the book is regularly $100) until the
> > > end of
> > > September 2007.
> > >
> > > Click the link below for a full list of papers and contributors. We
> > > should
> > > have the book by the middle of September at the latest and will look
> > > forward to shipping your orders as soon as it arrives.
> > >
> > > With regards,
> > >
> > > Ian Stevens
> > > The David Brown Book Company
> > > Tel: 1-800-791-9354
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > 'Ancient Board Games in Perspective' - edited by Irving Finkel
> > > List Price: US$ 100.00 * Our Price: US$ 75.00 *
> > > Link: http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm?ID=45243&MID=7335
> > >
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> > >
> > >
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Lady Damiana Gutierrez de Castilla
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Kingdom of Ansteorra, Barony of Bryn Gwlad
MKA Lauren Tapia
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