Reconstruction
Referenced from:
- Description at the History of Chess -- Not a terribly detailed reconstruction. (more)
- Michel Wolffauer's reconstruction of El Mundo -- PDF, two pages (more)
- Description at Chess Variants -- Includes a Zillions implementation. (more)
- Modar on Tablut -- (more)
- How to Play Cribbage -- Includes several more-recent variations. (more)
- A period-style description of Gleek -- Justin's writeup of Gleek from the Ace's Boke. This is a modern reconstruction, written in Elizabethan style. (more)
- Jean-Louis Cazaux' speculations about Ashtapada -- This page has an in-depth discussion about why the author disagrees with HJR Murray's reconstruction, and provides his own best guess about how the game way played. (more)
- A brief description on the Landsknecht page -- (more)
- Michel's reconstruction of Gleek -- An in-depth PDF about Gleek (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- A Medieval Battle of Numbers -- An overview of Rhythmomachy by Peter Mebben, one of the more serious students of the game. (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Noddy and Early Cribbage -- (more)
- A reconstruction from the Avacal Games Guild -- (more)
- Inn and Inn from the Ace's Boke -- Period-style text (more)
- Description at Chess Variants -- Includes a dicing variant. (more)
- Ruben's reconstruction of Rentoy -- (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of 4-player Alouette -- Based on work from Brusten de Bearsul (more)
- Backgammon Galore on Fayles -- (more)
- Magnus' reconstruction and implementation of Metromachy -- Pulling together Justin's transcription and Steffan's translation, Magnus tied it all together, reconstructed the rules, and built an online implementation. (more)
- David Levy's Trictrac Homepage -- Via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Dagonell on Morris Games -- (more)
- The Loop Within Circular Three Men's Morris -- An analysis of the possible situations within this ancient Morris variant. (more)
- Dagonell on Knucklebones -- Includes Gomme's description of "Fivestones". (more)
- Michel Wolffauer's handout on Tafl -- PDF, 2 pages (more)
- Ruben's reconstruction of Truc -- (more)
- Mats Winther on Tablut -- Via the Wayback Machine. Includes a Zillions implementation. (more)
- The Game Cabinet on Tafl Games -- An overview of the family, including some of the more distant cousins, Seega and Latrunculi. (more)
- How to Play Ruff and Honours -- Described on their Whist page, as a variant. (more)
- Damian Walker's Hnefetafl Site -- A large and deep site on All Things Hnefetafl, and really, on the Tafl family in general. Especially strong sections on Archaeological Finds, Literary Sources, and stuff like that. (more)
- The Reasoned Dictionary of Trictrac -- A big site, mostly arranged as an enormous dictionary of terms and concepts of Trictrac. Theoretically in both English and French, but in practice the English support is quite weak. Includes an Initiatory Course in Trictrac. (more)
- Period-style Elizabethan Rhythmomachy Rules -- An Ace's Boke rewrite of my reconstruction of 16th century Rhythmomachy (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of Basset -- Based on work by Brusten de Bearsul (more)
- Parlett on Loo -- He has several reconstructions, and is looking at a broader sweep of history; I haven't yet checked his writeup against Cotton specifically yet. (more)
- A brief description of several games, at Tattershall Arms -- (more)
- Gwyddbwyll reconstruction from Y Camamseriad -- A nicely detailed article on the Gwyddbwyll and Towlbrwdd, which may or may not be the same game. (more)
- YouTube video teaching Nine Men's Morris -- (more)
- YouTube video teaching Gluckhaus -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Dagonell on Shove Groat -- (more)
- Dagonell's discussion of Bowling -- (more)
- Parlett on Ombre -- (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of 2-player Alouette -- Based on work by Brusten de Bearsul (more)
- Dagonell on Tablero -- (more)
- 16th century Rhythmomachy -- A reconstruction of the later form of the game described in Fulke. (more)
- Ruben's reconstruction of Flor -- (more)
- Dagonell on Curling -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Bone-Ace -- (more)
- Gambling Games -- Baron Aurddeilen-ap-Robet provides a likely reconstruction based on other games of this period. (more)
- Margaret's reconstruction of Piquet -- (more)
- Game Cabinet on Tablero -- Apparently Tablero da Gucci has leaked out into the public as "Toblaro", purportedly from Scotland. The folk process in action... (more)
- Parlett on Penneech -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Le Jeu de Trictrac -- A substantial page in French, focused on Trictrac. (more)
- YouTube video teaching Ludus Latrunculorum -- (more)
- David Parlett on Noddy -- Nicely detailed description, including some history (more)
- Parlett on Reversis -- (more)
- Merels at the Museum of Games -- (more)
- Still More Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Card Games -- Part of a series by Earl Dafydd ap Gwystl, this includes reconstructions of several games. (more)
- Mats Winther on Fox and Geese -- Notes several setup variations. (more)
- Jean-Louis Cazaux' History of Chess -- An excellent in-depth site, giving lots of information on the topic. Discusses the history, the archaeology, lots of papers about chess, many variations (including a lot of Eastern variants), etc. (more)
- Ruben's reconstruction of Pechigonga -- (more)
- Count and Capture Games at the Museum of Games -- This page has a good overview of the family; at the bottom are links to boards and rules from many different countries. (more)
- Dagonell's description -- (more)
- Cats at Cards -- A site focused on teaching the rules for a wide variety of card games. Mostly post-period, but includes good descriptions of several period games. (more)
- Medieval European Chess at The History of Chess -- A very good, not-too-long description of core SCA-period chess. (more)
- Anton de Stoc's reconstruction of Trump -- This is a transcription of a brief fragment of a language text, and a reconstruction of Trump based on it. (more)
- Period-style description of Tafl -- From the Ace's Boke. This is a modern reconstruction, written in period style. (more)
- Hazard on the Tattershall Arms page -- (more)
- Fidchell in Dreoilin's Weblog -- A discussion of the game of Fidchell, plus a lot of cultural background. (more)
- Dagonell on Rithmomachy -- (more)
- Description at The History of Chess -- (more)
- Dagonell on Kubb -- (more)
- How to Play Piquet -- Includes a pretty detailed description of play, as well as several more-recent variations. (more)
- The Battle of Numbers -- An overview of Rhythmomachy, focused on the mathematical aspects, published by the American Mathematical Society. (more)
- How to Play Whist -- Includes a number of variations from various times. (more)
- Ringing the Bull at Traditional Games -- (more)
- Strawberry's reconstruction of Thirty-One -- Reconstruction of Thirty-One, with sources pushing the game all the way back into the 15th century. (more)
- Smithsonian Learning Center on Hnefetafl -- (more)
- Galleron's reconstructed Pochspiel board -- Posted by Master Galleron de Cressy on DeviantArt. (more)
- Dagonell on Teetotums -- He reasons that the game is probably similar to Dreidels. (more)
- Description on The History of Chess -- (more)
- Dagonell on Dwyle Flonking -- (more)
- Dagonell on Tag Games -- (more)
- Alternate reconstruction of Grande Acedrex -- A very detailed reconstruction that goes back to the Alfonso MS and looks at it carefully. (more)
- Dagonell on Hazard -- (more)
- Sten Helmfrid on Tafl Games -- Nominally focused on Hnefetafl, but really a fine, deeply detailed overview of the entire family. (more)
- Traditional Game Rules -- James Masters' site, some of which is indexed by game here. Some of this is period, but not all. (more)
- Description from the British Chess Variants Society -- Mostly a little bit of analysis of the game. (more)
- Parlett on Karnoeffel -- (more)
- Description at Chess Variants -- (more)
- Shogi Rules -- A nice clear description of how to play Shogi, with lots of pictures. (more)
- Hnefatafl World Championship -- Run by the Fetlar organization, and gives a bit of info about the game itself (more)
- An in-depth paper on Metromachy -- Written in French, including a translation of the Latin primary source into French. (Sadly for us English monoglots.) (more)
- Jeff Johnston's reconstruction of One-and-Thirty and Bone-Ane -- (more)
- Justin on Irish -- (more)
- Bassetta, A Renaissance Italian Card Game -- (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Gleek -- (more)
- Discussion on The History of Chess -- (more)
- YouTube video teaching Three Men's Morris -- (more)
- So You Have This Backgammon Board -- A brief PDF introduction to several period Tables variations. (more)
- Michael Wolffauer on Wari -- (more)
- Description on The History of Chess -- (more)
- Blind Man's Buff at the Virtual Museum -- Based on the Brueghel painting. (more)
- A brief description of Primero on the Landsknecht page -- (more)
- YouTube video teaching Hnefatafl -- Slightly clumsy presentation style, but useful for folks who learn best from a live presentation. (more)
- Description at The History of Chess -- (more)
- Justin on Tafl -- Largely adapted from Murray and Ragnar. (more)
- A period-style description of Piquet -- Not actually period -- a modern writeup of the game, using Elizabethan-style English (more)
- Irving Finkel's detailed reconstruction of the game -- A more-than-typically detailed writeup of the game, the available source material, and how to interpret it. (more)
- Edward of Effingham on Sugoroku -- A page on Effingham's Online Japanese Miscellary, which goes into all sorts of topics about SCA-period Japan. (more)
- Low Company reconstruction of Ticktack -- Reconstruction by Alessandro the Storyteller, with help from Justin du Coeur (more)
- David Whittaker's reconstruction of Primero -- This link is via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Michel Wolffauer's writeup on Tarot -- PDF, adapted from Justin's version (more)
- Mats Winther on Halatafl -- As usual, he states his case strongly and includes a software implementation. Not clear to me whether he's correct, but he does include a previous reconstruction as well. (more)
- Bowls at the Virtual Museum -- Based on the Brueghel painting. (more)
- Parlett on Laugh and Lie Down -- (more)
- YouTube video teaching Duodecima Scripta -- (more)
- Gluckhaus at The Reverend's Musings -- A good quick description of the game, with a little history and illustrations of several boards. (more)
- Modar on Pall-Mall -- Includes a speculative reconstruction of "Ground Billiards". (more)
- A possible Bowling variant -- From the Virtual Museum, based on the Brueghel painting. (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of Karnoffel -- Based on work by Brusten de Bearsul (more)
- Dagonell on Gameball -- (more)
- Rules to Goose at Kadon Enterprises -- (more)
- Dwyle Flunking at the Virtual Museum -- Based on the Brueghel painting. (more)
- Modar's description -- (more)
- Backgammon Galore on Trictrac -- (more)
- Parlett on Losing Lodam -- (more)
- Abbas Agraphicus -- The Hnefatafl-focused blog of Alessandro Arzani (more)
- Mats Winther's description -- Via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Modar on Fierges -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Mats Winther on Gala -- Via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Norse Games -- An interesting article from Ravensgard. (more)
- Period-style intro to Rhythmomachy -- From the Ace's Boke (more)
- Period-style description of Irish -- From the Ace's Boke. Note that this is a modern writeup in period style! (more)
- Trondheim Hnefatafl Board Fragment -- Some notes about a relatively recently found board, and some thoughts about its possible implications. (more)
- Modar on Game of the Goose -- Illustrated with the Kadon Enterprises board. (more)
- Description at Chess Variants -- (more)
- So You Have This Chess Set -- A quick PDF introduction to several period Chess variations. (more)
- Lady Gwir ferch John on Noddy -- (more)
- Ragnar Thorbergsson's Analysis of Tafl -- One of the more important articles on the subject, this doesn't just use the sources, it also does some analysis of the playability of different reconstructions, in order to find the most plausible reconstruction. (more)
- YouTube video teaching Latrunculi -- (more)
- Rithmomachia on Game Cabinet -- (more)
- Justin's preliminary reconstruction of Ruff and Honours -- (more)
- Modar on Fox and Geese -- (more)
- James Wickson's reconstruction of early Tarot -- (more)
- Backgammon Galore on Doublets -- (more)
- David Parlett's reconstruction of Gleek -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of As Nas -- Based on work by Brusten de Bearsul (more)
- Jeff Suzuki's reconstruction of Primero -- (more)
- Dagonell on Quoits and Horseshoes -- (more)
- Justin's description of Bryncir -- Based on Brusten's reconstruction (more)
- Description at The History of Chess -- Goes into more detail about this game than most sites. (more)
- An alternate version on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Seven-Sided Backgammon -- One of my prouder achievements, this reconstruction has caught on pretty widely. (more)
- Description on The History of Chess -- (more)
- Modar on Bocce -- (more)
- Tali at the Roman Board Games site -- URL via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- 1on1 Backgammon on Tabula -- (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Dagonell's description of Boules -- (more)
- Balls! -- A general page on the manufacture of game balls and some of the games played with them in period. (more)
- The Asia Society on Sugoroku -- Brief, but useful. (more)
- Description on Chess Variants -- (more)
- Justin's description of Early French Tarot -- Largely based on Michael Dummett's The Game of Tarot (more)
- Description at The History of Chess -- (more)
- Dagonell on Gluckshaus -- (more)
- Backgammon Galore on Irish -- (more)
- Sonja Musser Golladay's Dissertation on the Alfonso MS (PDF) -- A PDF copy of the full, 1400-page tome about the Alfonso. This is the single most important source when working on this MS, including a full translation, lots of notes and reconstruction details, information about the culture and context, and so on. (more)
- Modar's reconstruction of All Fours -- (more)
- Laugh and Lie Down Cheat Sheet -- A one-page PDF summary, adapted by Michel from Justin's reconstruction (more)
- Ruben's reconstruction of Cacho -- (more)
- Mats Winther's reconstruction -- Specifically discusses the dicing variant. As is Mats' usual interest, spends some time discussing the possibility of using the game for divination. URL via the Wayback Machine (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Picket -- (more)
- Parlett on Maw -- (more)
- Full Tamerlane Chess at The History of Chess -- Yet a further variant of Tamerlane's, with even more pieces. This is the most brain-breakingly baroque version of Chess I have yet encountered. One of these days, I may try making a set, just to try this mess out. (more)
- Mats Winther's Description -- URL via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Strawberry's reconstruction of Karnöffel -- A dash of history, and a couple of reconstructions. (more)
- Tablero da Gucci at the Game Cabinet -- This sounds like a pretty authoritative description of the drinking game. (more)
- Roman Board Games -- Wally J. Kowalski's reconstructions of various pre-period games. (more)
- Wareham Forge on Hnefetafl -- Includes a bunch of links. (more)
- Rhythmomachy Basics -- An introduction to the common concepts of the game (more)
- Sonja Musser Golladay's dissertation on the Alfonso MS (hardcopy) -- This link is a search into University Microfilms' dissertation service. Golladay's dissertation is the masterwork on the Alfonso MS, including a full translation, copious notes and reconstruction details, and all sorts of information about the art and culture surrounding the book. It is a must-have for anyone researching this text. (more)
- Susan Granquist's page on Tafl -- A relatively brief description. (more)
- Dagonell on Goose -- A concise description, plus an outline for a live-action version to play with kids. (more)
- The Chess Variant Pages -- The most important site on the subject, covering an enormous spectrum of chess variations, both period and modern. Note particularly the Historic Chess Variants page, which collects all historical versions. Many of the Variant links go into there. (more)
- Michel Wolffauer on Hopscotch -- (more)
- Dagonell on Hopscotch -- (more)
- Ruffe and Trump -- A concise summary of the rules of the game. Seems reasonably accurate, aside from referring to the game as "medieval". (more)
- A period-style description of Tarot -- Not a primary source; this is a modern reconstruction written in Elizabethan-style language, from the Ace's Boke. (more)
- Justin's reconstruction of Ruff and Trump -- (more)
- YouTube video teaching Jactus -- (more)
- A preliminary reconstruction of Maw by Glenn Overby -- Dead page -- this pointer is to the Wayback Machine. (Please support the Wayback Machine -- it is an invaluable service to all researchers.) (more)
- Merels in the Ace's Boke -- Period-style text, but not actually period. (more)
- Michael Wolffauer on Trappola -- (more)
- Discussion at The History of Chess -- By far the most detailed discussion of this game that I know of. Mainly focuses on debunking the myths about the antiquity of this variant, arguing strongly that, while it is SCA-period, it isn't as ancient as folks usually claim. (more)
- Mats Winther's Board Game page -- Via the Wayback Machine. (more)
- Michel's reconstruction of Losing Loadum -- PDF (more)
- Board Game Studies -- The main journal of board games research, recently (2014) rebooted as an online journal. Currently run by Ludus, a Portugese games organization. Not exclusively historical or SCA-period, but has enough relevant material to be worth keeping an eye on.
The predecessor paper journal ran for half a dozen issues over a number of years, but isn't easy to get a hold of. (
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