Bell, R.C. Board and Table Games from many Civilizations - Volume 2 (Complete in itself). Drawings by Barbara Ann Biles. Photographs by Kenneth Watson. Diagrams by the author. London, Oxford University Press, 1969. 8°. XX, 155 pages. Heavily illustrated with 26 plates and 113 text-figures. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition of this wonderful publication. Chapter One: I.Cross and Circle Race Games [Mentions the Game and references for the Game]: Pancha Keliya (Parker - Ancient Ceylon and Marin - An Ancestor of the Game of Ludo) / Edris A Jin (Culin - Chess and Playing Cards) / Kerala ( Commonwealth houseman) / Totolospi (Culin - Games of the North American Indians) / II. Spiral Games: Jubilee / III. Square Race Games: An eccentric Excursion to the Chinese Empire Snakes and Ladders / IV. Oval and Round Race Games - The Game of the Race / V. The Backgammon Group - Bttle Game, English Game, Lombard Game, Imperial Game, Provincial Game, Queen's Game / Mylis / Icelandic Backgammon / Chapter Two: War Games - I. The Alquerque Group - Fanorona / II. The Chess Group - Burmese Chess, Siamese Chess, Japanese Chess, Kriegsspiel / III. The Draughts Group - Turkish Draughts, Four Field Kono, Tigers and Oxen / IV. The Tafl Group - Throw-Board, Fithcheall, Asalto, The Tiger Game / V. The Latrunculorum Group - Sixteen Soldiers / VI. Running-Fight Games - Tab / VII. Lost Games - Chuki, Totolospi / Chapter Three - Games of Position - I. Morris Games - Achi / II. Blocking GAmes - Pong Hau K'I, Mu Torere / III. Five in a Row Games - Mulinello Quadruplo / IV. Replacement Games - Pyramid, Salta / V. Games of Territorial Possession - Wei CH'I, Agon / VI. Patience Games - French Solitaire, Seven-Piece Tangram, Fifteen-Piece Tangram / Chapter Four: Mancala Games - I. Two Rank Mancala - Ba-Awa, Lontu-Holo II. Four Rank Mancala - Hus / Chapter Five - Dice Games - I. Two-Sided Dice - Lu-Lu, Mon Shi Mo Ut, The Walnut Game, Pitch and Tos..
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