Games ancient and oriental, and how to play them; being the games of the ancient Egyptians, the heira gramme of the Greeks, the ludus latrunculorum of the Romans, and the oriental games of chess, draughts, backgammon, and magic squares
Publisher New York, Dover Publications
Year 1892
Pages 427
Language English
Year 1892
Pages 427
Language English
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0
CONTENTS.
I. INTRODUCTION.
II. THE GAMES OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. 9
Dr. Birch's Researches on the games of Ancient Egypt
III. Queen Hatasu's Draught-board and men, now in the British Museum 22
IV. The game of Tau, or the game of Robbers ; afterwards played and called by the same name, Ludus Latrunculorum, by the Romans 37
V. The game of Senat ; still played by the modern Egyptians, and called by them Seega 63
VI. The game of Han ; The game of the Bowl 83
VII. The game of the Sacred Way ; the Hicra Gramme of the Greeks 91
VIII. The game of Atep ; still played by Italians, and by them called Mora 103
CHESS.
IX. Chess Notation — A new system of 116
X. Chaturanga. Indian Chess 119
" Alberuni's description of 139
XI. Chinese Chess 143
XII. Japanese Chess 155
XIII. Burmese Chess 177
XIV. Siamese Chess 191
XV. Turkish Chess 196
XVI. Tamerlane's Chess 197
XVII. Game of the Maharajah and the Sepoys 217
XVIII. Double Chess 225
XIX. Chess Problems 229
DRAUGHTS.
XX. Draughts 235
XXI. Polish Draughts 236
XXII. Turkish Draughts 237
XXIII. Wei-iti and Go : The Chinese and Japanese game of Enclosing 239
BACKGAMMON.
XXIV. Backgammon 252
XXV. German Backgammon 254
XXVI. Turkish Backgammon 255
XXVII. Pachiti : or Indian Backgammon 257
XXVIII. Chautar, and Chawput 263
XXIX. Ashta-Kashtc 265
MAGIC SQUARES.
XXX. Magic Squares 269
XXXI. Odd Squares 271
XXXII. Even Squares, whose halves are even 279
XXXIII. Even Squares, whose halves are uneven 289
XXXIV. To form a Magic Square, beginning at any cell 296
XXXV. Magic Squares in compartments 301
XXXVI. Magic Squares in borders 303
XXXVII. Hollow and Fancy Squares, and Magic Circles and Pentagons 305
XXXVIII. The Knight's Tour 309
XXXIX. The Knight's Magic Square 319
XL. The Knight's Magic Square, beginning at any cell 325
XLI. Indian Magic Squares 337
XLII. FIGURES OF THE KNIGHT'S TOUR. 345
Appendix I. Rules of the Egyptian Games 357
" II. Addenda et Corrigenda 362
" III. Lower Empire Games 364
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"An unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published ... in 1892."
I. INTRODUCTION.
II. THE GAMES OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. 9
Dr. Birch's Researches on the games of Ancient Egypt
III. Queen Hatasu's Draught-board and men, now in the British Museum 22
IV. The game of Tau, or the game of Robbers ; afterwards played and called by the same name, Ludus Latrunculorum, by the Romans 37
V. The game of Senat ; still played by the modern Egyptians, and called by them Seega 63
VI. The game of Han ; The game of the Bowl 83
VII. The game of the Sacred Way ; the Hicra Gramme of the Greeks 91
VIII. The game of Atep ; still played by Italians, and by them called Mora 103
CHESS.
IX. Chess Notation — A new system of 116
X. Chaturanga. Indian Chess 119
" Alberuni's description of 139
XI. Chinese Chess 143
XII. Japanese Chess 155
XIII. Burmese Chess 177
XIV. Siamese Chess 191
XV. Turkish Chess 196
XVI. Tamerlane's Chess 197
XVII. Game of the Maharajah and the Sepoys 217
XVIII. Double Chess 225
XIX. Chess Problems 229
DRAUGHTS.
XX. Draughts 235
XXI. Polish Draughts 236
XXII. Turkish Draughts 237
XXIII. Wei-iti and Go : The Chinese and Japanese game of Enclosing 239
BACKGAMMON.
XXIV. Backgammon 252
XXV. German Backgammon 254
XXVI. Turkish Backgammon 255
XXVII. Pachiti : or Indian Backgammon 257
XXVIII. Chautar, and Chawput 263
XXIX. Ashta-Kashtc 265
MAGIC SQUARES.
XXX. Magic Squares 269
XXXI. Odd Squares 271
XXXII. Even Squares, whose halves are even 279
XXXIII. Even Squares, whose halves are uneven 289
XXXIV. To form a Magic Square, beginning at any cell 296
XXXV. Magic Squares in compartments 301
XXXVI. Magic Squares in borders 303
XXXVII. Hollow and Fancy Squares, and Magic Circles and Pentagons 305
XXXVIII. The Knight's Tour 309
XXXIX. The Knight's Magic Square 319
XL. The Knight's Magic Square, beginning at any cell 325
XLI. Indian Magic Squares 337
XLII. FIGURES OF THE KNIGHT'S TOUR. 345
Appendix I. Rules of the Egyptian Games 357
" II. Addenda et Corrigenda 362
" III. Lower Empire Games 364
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"An unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published ... in 1892."
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