Games & Passtimes

Ideas for whiling away idle periods at camping events.
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a close up of a dice on a gray surface with small white dots around it
dice | British Museum
Roman rock crystal dice, marked one to six. 1st-2nd century AD
two people sitting next to each other in front of a board game
Women playing backgammon - Miniature from 'Libro De Los Juegos' by...
Women playing backgammon - Miniature from 'Libro De Los Juegos' (The Book of Games) by Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284), 1283 - Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial, Spain
an old drawing of a man holding a check register with a pot on the table in front of him
The (Italian) Mother of Backgammon
The (Italian) Mother of Backgammon – La Bella Donna
an old wooden board game with white balls in it and drawstring bag next to it
Premium Hnefatafl, Birka
FREE SHIPPING Hnefatafl is an ancient Viking board game where an overwhelming force of raiding attackers clash in battle with the defending king and his loyal force of warriors. The game was highly appreciated by the Vikings who used it to perfect their strategies in war. This Hnefatafl is based on the find in grave 581 in Birka, Sweden. We made the board for the Birka Museum's new exhibition about the grave, and studied the actual find at the Swedish History Museum. The grave belonged to a high
a wooden board game with pieces arranged on it
Fox and Geese originated in northern Europe some time during the Viking Age. The game is a contest between one Fox and 13 Geese.The Fox must try to remove all the Geese, or at least enough of them so that there are not enough left for a capture.
an image of a man playing chess with a woman and dog in front of him
Evrart de Conty, Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés ; Jacques Legrand, Archiloge Sophie
Evrart de Conty, Livre des échecs amoureux moralisés ; Jacques Legrand, Archiloge Sophie | Gallica
an old painting with women dressed in medieval clothing
Glossar
Begriffe des Mittelalters: Ca. 1450, Jagd- und Spielszene vor einer Burg. Hohe Frauen sehen einer Gefährtin zu, die mit Pfeil und Bogen einen Hirsch erlegen möchte
three men are talking to each other in front of a light bulb hanging from the ceiling
In pictures: medieval life
"Four men are seen apple bobbing (or playing 'bob-apple') in this early 14th-century image. Bobbing for apples was incorporated into Halloween celebrations by the Romans. Ghost stories enthralled medieval readers" (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) Wish I knew where they are getting that information from. The image looks like a re-draw, no idea where it is from
a yellow box sitting on top of a red cloth covered floor next to two dice boards
I made these as prizes for Boar's Head this year. Each wooden box had a game board on the top as well as four leather game boards, dice and a leather bag containing glass pieces.
several vases are sitting on top of a wooden table with wire and woodwork
History Games
a wooden board with rocks on it and a spoon sitting on top of the board
Hnefatafl – Das Wikingerspiel » Jörg on Tour – Finnland
Hnefatafl