Tablero de Jesus

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AKA Tablero da Gucci

Category: Board Games, Probably Not Period

A board game originally believed to have been period, but now understood to be a modern hoax that the Society accidentally adopted back in the 1970s. It is included here because of its SCA popularity, but keep in mind that it is probably modern.

Tablero da Gucci is a drinking game version of this, generally known as the national game of An Tir.

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Reconstructions and Other Discussions

Dagonell on Tablero (Reconstruction) -- (more)
Archive of an email discussion about Tablero (History) -- This is where the hoax originally came to light. (more)
Game Cabinet on Tablero (Reconstruction) -- Apparently Tablero da Gucci has leaked out into the public as "Toblaro", purportedly from Scotland. The folk process in action... (more)
New York Magazine, 20 Dec 71 (History) -- In "Best Bits" on page 89, has a small segment specifically calling out Tablero as a modern invention. (more)
Tablero da Gucci at the Game Cabinet (Reconstruction) -- This sounds like a pretty authoritative description of the drinking game. (more)
New York Magazine, 9 Oct 72 (History) -- Has a small ad for Tablero de Jesus for sale, on page 89. (more)

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