An Introduction to Seventeenth Century Games

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Seventeenth century reproduction playing cards; Fox and Geese board game; p

  • An Introduction to Seventeenth Century Games

  • Games collection with Fox and Geese, playing cards and dice games from the seventeenth century
  • £18.00

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Our seventeenth century introductory collection; with Fox and Geese, one of the most popular board games of the time; seventeenth century reproduction playing cards; and a set of four dice together with rules to card and dice games of the period.

 

Click here for more information on Fox and Geese; and here for details of our C17th playing cards.

 

Historic Period or Date:

  • Seventeenth century

Materials and Special Features:

  • Linen game board with beechwood playing pieces; supplied in a sturdy card tube, with rules and brief historic notes

  • Four modern wood dice in a handy cotton pouch with rules to seventeenth century dice games.
  • Reproduction seventeenth century playing cards, with rules to card games popular at the time

Dimensions:

  • Board: c. 8.5" x 8.5"
  • Playing pieces: 3/4" diameter
  • Game tube: 23cm x 5cm
  • Dice: 16mm diameter