Comments on: Were one of the games in the Middle Ages checkers? http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers Great Board Games Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scuba Steve http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers/comment-page-1#comment-5033 Scuba Steve Thu, 06 May 2010 08:36:22 +0000 http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers#comment-5033 Yes! You can can bring in checkers for your project. To go with it, you will probably need this explanation: about checkers, and about the Middle Ages. Around the 12th century, a French person used a chess board to play Alquerque. That was the first checkers game! Alquerque was much like checkers, except that it was played on a different board. Later, maybe in 1535, a new rule was added: when a player can jump, he must jump. This made the game of checkers much more interesting. Checkers History - Wikipedia http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers The Middle Ages are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium (one thousand years = 10 centuries = 1 millennium), commonly dated from: • the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, to • the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century. Middle Ages - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Yes! You can can bring in checkers for your project. To go with it, you will
probably need this explanation: about checkers, and about the Middle Ages.

Around the 12th century, a French person used a chess board to play Alquerque.
That was the first checkers game!
Alquerque was much like checkers, except that it was played on a different board.

Later, maybe in 1535, a new rule was added: when a player can jump, he must jump.
This made the game of checkers much more interesting.

Checkers History – Wikipedia
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers

The Middle Ages are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium
(one thousand years = 10 centuries = 1 millennium), commonly dated from:
• the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, to
• the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century.

Middle Ages – Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

]]> By: madcat_pryde http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers/comment-page-1#comment-5034 madcat_pryde Thu, 06 May 2010 08:36:22 +0000 http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers#comment-5034 I would say yes you could. Based on what this website is telling me Checkers were played by the French as far back at 1100 AD. I would say yes you could. Based on what this website is telling me Checkers were played by the French as far back at 1100 AD.

]]> By: Nigel http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers/comment-page-1#comment-5035 Nigel Thu, 06 May 2010 08:36:22 +0000 http://www.gamesaid.net/index.php/archives/were-one-of-the-games-in-the-middle-ages-checkers#comment-5035 I think you just missed out... A Spanish book on the game (El Ingenio o juego de marro, de punto o damas) was published in 1547 and is recognised as the first book about the modern form of the game. Although people were probably playing earlier, I think it's more of a Renaissance game. But, to make up for that, here's a link to some medieval games : http://www.modaruniversity.org/Games.htm I think you just missed out…

A Spanish book on the game (El Ingenio o juego de marro, de punto o damas) was published in 1547 and is recognised as the first book about the modern form of the game. Although people were probably playing earlier, I think it’s more of a Renaissance game.

But, to make up for that, here’s a link to some medieval games :

http://www.modaruniversity.org/Games.htm

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