[Steppes] Gulf Wars 2005 - Gift basket Project recap

[wjwakefield@juno.com]

I have a number of wooden dice (not handmade) that I could contribute,
though not enough for all the games.  I will count and see how many - 16.
 I might be able to get more from the place I got these from, if you want
them...

Bone game pieces would be nice for some games.  Bone discs would work
well for Shut the Box - two colors or different designs on them.  I think
you would only need 10 or 12 for a Shut the Box game???  Stamped or
pierced metal would also work for these, as would simple wooden shapes,
or stamped leather.

Backgammon is another period game with relatively simple pieces and a
relatively easy gameboard.  All the above suggestions would apply to
backgammon pieces as well.  

What about Taafal (is that how it is spelt?) the "Norse chess" game.  Bs.
Ameline had a lovely set at Artisan...

Chess pieces are more complex, and there are more of them, so they should
be simpler in execution.  

Do we want to consider polymer clay for pieces, or is that too modern to
use?

I don't know what is involved in some of the other games.

Suzanna, herbalist

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:14:32 -0500 "Brent Ryder" <borekvv at hotmail.com>
writes:
> Howdy all,
> 
> OK, looks like the project is going to be games and this idea has 
> been 
> claimed by HE Valeria for the barony's contribution to the Gulf Wars 
> Largess 
> baskets.
> 
> The ideas for this so far include the assumed period games of:
> 
> Chess
> Checkers
> Goose
> Nine Man Morris
> Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew
> Shut the Box
> Tablero
> 
> HE Valeria has a book on period games so we can choose which ones we 
> want to 
> do and wants to include 2-4 games.
> 
> The general concensus is to make the boards out of fabric, possibly 
> 
> embroidered or painted, with a draw-string that makes the board(s) 
> themselves into a bag to carry the respective pieces (dice, 
> chessmen, 
> checkers, etc).
> 
> There has been a suggestion that the various guilds produce their 
> own 
> versions of the games based on what skills they possess. I can see 
> entire 
> sections like all the boards, all the dice, all the men, all the 
> instructions, etc being done by the various guilds, but not having 
> each 
> group do an entire set. We want these to be uniform so that everyone 
> gets 
> the same thing.
> 
> Now we need to make final decisions on which games to include and 
> then we 
> can get started. I  would suggest the following division of labor 
> for the 
> projects:
> 
> I can see the C&I guild doing the instructions
> 
> Clothier's guild doing the boards - painted, embroidered, etc, 
> whichever 
> looks the best
> 
> We could include a potpourri bag in the sets from the herbal guild
> 
> What guild(s) or household(s) are interested in making the game 
> pieces?
> 
> Borek
> 
>

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