Tables

:For other uses, see Table (disambiguation).

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Tables is a generic name given to a class of board games similar to Backgammon. During the 16th century the name Tables was sometimes also used to describe chess.

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Games in the Tables family include,

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• Irish, popular 17th century British game.
• Astronomical Tables, 13th century, 7-sided game.
• Dublets
• Imperator, game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
• El Mundo, four player game described in the Alfonso X manuscript
• Six, Deuce, and Ace, game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
• Ticktack
• Trictrac, a more complicated game similar to ticktack, believed to be French.
• Br?dspel

Games that it is thought may be in the Tables family,

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• t'shu-p'u, Chinese game.
• wu-sho, Chinese game.
• thshan-han, Chinese game.
• po-lo-sai-hi, Chinese game.
• shwan-liu, Chinese game.
• Nard, 8th century arab game.
• Tabula, a. 7th c. Roman game.
• Tablisti, Greek game.

Board game: A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. Simple board games are often seen as ideal "family entertainment" as they can provide entertainment for all ages. Some board games, such as chess or Go, have intense strategic value an...

Backgammon: Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers or men) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that is, to move all fifteen checkers off the board....

Chess: :For other meanings, see Chess (disambiguation)....

Tables related Images and Photos (experimental)

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