Ludus Latrunculorum - medium oak board

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Ludus Latrunculorum - medium oak board
  • Ludus Latrunculorum - medium oak board
  • Oak Ludus Latrunculorum of 7 x 9 squares
  • Handsewn leather pouch, with leather drawstring

  • Ludus Latrunculorum - medium oak board

  • One of the oldest and most tactical board games
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Medium version of Ludus Latrunculorum, 3/4" oak board, 8" x 10", with bone or ceramic playing pieces. The game was very popular in Roman times, played on boards with varying numbers of squares. Comes with rules and historical notes.

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  • Oak board, 8" x 10"; of 7 x 9 squares
  • Bone counters, 14 each of natural and red in a leather pouch; OR
  • Ceramic counters, 14 each of buff and terracotta in a linen pouch
  • With full rules and brief historical notes

 

Our boards are made of quarter-sawn oak, each with their own distinctive figuring; so the board supplied may differ slightly from that shown in the picture.

 

Historic Period or Date:

  • Roman

Materials and Special Features:

  • Quarter-sawn oak board
  • EITHER, bone playing pieces, turned concentric circle pattern on one side
  • OR, fired clay pieces, marked with a cross on reverse
  • Leather or linen drawstring pouch for playing pieces

Dimensions:

  • Board: 8" x 10" x 3/4"
  • Squares: 1"
  • Bone counters 7/8"
  • Ceramic counters c. 3/4"-7/8"