Medieval games diy

The SCA is not a spectator sport, you have to make your own fun. I am not much of a gamer in modern life, but I love having historical games to play at events. I have collected some of my favorites…

A unique and creative Medieval Party theme for adults! Invitations, Decorations, Games and more!

I just finished a fun, simple project — painting a glückhaus board on the lid of a wooden box that I can use to store all my historical games! I’ve been thinking about a better way to s…

14th century games-board made from spruce. The other side holds a nine men morris board. Novgorod, Russia. Image from the book Wood use i...

Medieval strategy game like Alquerque can be considered an ancestor of draughts. The Fox and Geese, Medieval hunting game, was mentioned in the Libro de los juegos as De Cercar the Liebre. Tablut derived from the Viking game Hnefatafl and it was played in Northern Europe during medieval times

Last time I posted I promised that I would post instructions for how to make up the games into an easy format to carry around in your bag or basket. It has been longer than I anticipated as it turn…

What did people in the 15th century do for fun? It was not known as a real “party” era, as France and England continued the bloody Hundred Years War, Joan of...

Battledore (or shuttlecock, or battledore and shuttlecock, or jeu de volant) was the precursor to badminton. It’s played with two paddles (battledores) and a feathered “birdie” (s…

Create a fun outdoor game for kids like this javelin throw game out of pool noodles! First you make the rings and then use duct tape to secure together. You can hang them from trees as a Javelin throw or lay on the ground as an agility course. Download File Here:Looking for more fun activities for kids and fun things to do? Then check out my 18 Outdoor Activities with Kids Perfect for Summer. It comes with printable signs and easy games to set up quickly.

Hello, again, perishinkers. Time for another game of yesteryear with yer auld Uncle Bilbo. And hasn't it been ages?! How're you? How's your old Dad? This time I'm turning my pyrography pen on a member of one of the oldest family of games which will be known here and ever after as tables. The member of this family that survives down to us is backgammon, a version that certainly already existed in the middle-ages and is listed in Alfonso X's book of games as Todas Tablas. Incidentally, I read…