 Dice made of antlers  Egyptians played with knucklebones like jacks.  Arabs learned to play chess from Sassanians

 They could be up to one-hundred lines long.  They were full of double meanings.  A warrior was not considered much unless he had good word skill

 They fight in a big amphitheater.  The Romans loved to watch people die.  They thought it was a religious experience as well as being fun.

This is one of the many games

THREE SIDED CHESS This is a picture of a chess game. It has three sides so more people can play.

Jousting. It Is a big track and people on horses run at each other and try to nock each other of.

Arrow tournament This is an arrow tournament It is a game where you shoot arrows at a target

This is a picture of one of the best games. This is one of the more dangerous games.

This is the three sided chess set. It was not like your regular chess. It has three sides so more people can play at a time.

By Clark And Alex

Gaming pieces were often hemispherical and made of antler, amber, bone, glass, clay, stone or even horses' teeth. Although by the later Middle Ages chess had taken over, hnefetafl still survived in Wales and is described in a manuscript of It was then called tawlbwrdd and was played on an 11x11 board with 24 light pieces, 12 dark pieces and a king. Another very popular game was hnefetafl. The game can be played on a board with 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, 15x15 or a 19x19 squares. The centre often has special markings.

Although by the later Middle Ages chess had taken over, hnefetafl still survived in Wales and is described in a manuscript of It was then called tawlbwrdd and was played on an 11x11 board with 24 light pieces, 12 dark pieces and a king. It was a very popular game that was similar to chess. The game can be played on a board with 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13, 15x15 or a 19x19 squares. The centre often has special markings.

Chess began as a game in the Islamic empire. Its roots were thought to be from India. When when the Arab empire conquered India, the Arabs influenced chess all around the known world. Then when they conquered Spain chess was spread around Europe and eventually grew into the game we know today.

Backgammon was first originated under Roman rule in 400 B.C. Thought to be invented from games as early as 3000 B.C. It was also influenced from the Arabic empire.

The board game Tafl dates back to 400 A.D. It was played throughout Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, England, Wales and Ireland. It remained popular until the 17th. century, when it was gradually supplanted by chess. Historical tafl boards could have anywhere from 49 (7X7) to 324 (18X18) cells or squares. The squares were sometimes checkered, while other boards had only the centre and corner squares distinguished.

The game was similar to chess with a mix of Chinese checkers. It was very popular until the 1600’s when chess took over as the popular game.

Valhalla is a game of both chance and strategy. The origins of this variation of the game are somewhat mysterious. The story goes that a German archaeologist found it during the excavation of a Viking-era site, made himself a copy and created rules for it. It is a game in which physical obstacles, attacks by their opponents and the whims of the Gods in order to reach a joyous afterlife in Odin’s hall - Valhalla.

GLADIATORIAL COMBATS  Ancient Romans loved to see people fight to the death. So they came up with.  Gladiatorial Combats. It was simply fighting to the death. (as you can see on the picture on the left.)  They typically fought in a large circular arena.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE  They think it originated from famous philosophers.  The Romans played this game the most.  They thought this would determine their fortune.

Blind Man’s Bluff  It was a children’s game played as early as 2,000 years ago in Greece.  This game spread around really fast in Europe.  The game got its name by two lords that got in fight.