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- Fragrances By JAK
- Oldest Game in The World
The Cubans know the game as Tresillo. In Somalia the game is drawn in the dirt and called Shax. The Ghanaians named the game as Achi and among the rural herdsmen of South Afrika it is called Morabaraba while the Xhosa know it as Umlabalaba. For the Italians, it is recognized as Filetto and the Greeks and ancient Macedonians described the game as Triodi-the place where three roads meet. The Germans have named it Muhle, the English Mills and the French Merelles. It is played as Yih in China, Tapatan in the Philippines, Tant Fant in India and Shisima in Kenya.
There is evidence of the game found cut in roofing slabs of Egyptian temples that date it back to 1400 BCE as well as evidence of play among the denizens of the Roman Empire. Viking ships and cathedrals in England bear marking to indicate the games' play during the dreariness of an oceans' crossing or the dullness of a less than inspiring Sunday's sermon.
In 1283 King Alphonse X of Spain wrote in his Book of Games concerning the Morris games which were played in Spain and utilized the same board and rules as the Mills/Merelles games played throughout Europe. William Shakespeare bemoaned the Nine Men's Morris court being filled with mud in A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.
Colonial and 19th century America also knew this game and during the mid 20th century Milton Bradley briefly reproduced a version that had been popular in the Middle Ages in Europe but was out of play by the 1600's.
To this wealth of history and games we bring together the various rules and a board incorporating the archetypal elements allowing for universal play and we offer Saba, Kuruka Saba and Stack, another variation to the game allowing for group and team play, We also offer Tableaux, a very simple game that like the others provides the opportunity to sharpen thinking skills.
The oldest game in the world lives on...keep the tradition alive.
Play on.
.
There is evidence of the game found cut in roofing slabs of Egyptian temples that date it back to 1400 BCE as well as evidence of play among the denizens of the Roman Empire. Viking ships and cathedrals in England bear marking to indicate the games' play during the dreariness of an oceans' crossing or the dullness of a less than inspiring Sunday's sermon.
In 1283 King Alphonse X of Spain wrote in his Book of Games concerning the Morris games which were played in Spain and utilized the same board and rules as the Mills/Merelles games played throughout Europe. William Shakespeare bemoaned the Nine Men's Morris court being filled with mud in A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.
Colonial and 19th century America also knew this game and during the mid 20th century Milton Bradley briefly reproduced a version that had been popular in the Middle Ages in Europe but was out of play by the 1600's.
To this wealth of history and games we bring together the various rules and a board incorporating the archetypal elements allowing for universal play and we offer Saba, Kuruka Saba and Stack, another variation to the game allowing for group and team play, We also offer Tableaux, a very simple game that like the others provides the opportunity to sharpen thinking skills.
The oldest game in the world lives on...keep the tradition alive.
Play on.
.
Oldest Game In The World
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