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Games
Games
Learn about and play games that they did in the 18th Century. Many are similar to the precursors to games played today. The game of Hazzard, a dice game, is the precursor to craps, the Captain's Mistress is our Connect 4- The Royal Game of Goose led to the creation of Candyland.
Games were a big part of 18th-century family and community life. They were an opportunity to teach and/or gamble - they were played in the home and taverns and coffeehouses and even in the Royal Courts of Europe
9 Men Morris
9 Men Morris
a advanced kind of tic tac toe
Backgammon
Backgammon
A great fast gambling game
Knucklebones
Knucklebones
the precursor to Jacks
Dice
Dice
Hazzard, the game that led to craps, going to Boston and Farkle ( the predecessor of Yahtzee)
Briscas
Briscas
A classic Spanish card game.
The Captain Mistress
The Captain Mistress
We know it as connect 4
El Juego De La Oca
El Juego De La Oca
The Game of Goose
This is a very old game going back centuries - people in all European and colonies played it in some form - it in fact involved to the game Candyland but in the 18th C it was enjoyed by Children and adults alike
Draughts
Draughts
We know it as checkers
Shut the Box
Shut the Box
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