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Senet
Senet is the oldest known board game. Fragmentary boards that could be senet have been found in First Dynasty burials in Egypt, c. 3100 BCE. The first unequivocal painting of…
McLoughlin Brothers
McLoughlin Brothers: McLoughlin Bros., Inc. was a New York publishing firm active between 1858 and 1920. The company was a pioneer in color printing technologies in children's books. Reference: Wikipedia In…
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Dominoes
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square…
Posted inAntique and Vintage Games War Games
Boer War Games
Boer War Games. There were two Boer Wars, the First Boer War was between 1880 and 1881. It was also known as the First Anglo-Boer War. The second Boer War…
Posted inAntique and Vintage Games War Games
Napoleonic Games
It is thought that many Napoleonic games were made by prisoners of war. Many of these show excellent workmanship and are often worked in ivory or bone. Other games with…
Posted inAntique and Vintage Games War Games
Warship Games
Warship games or battleship games have been popular for many years but particularly so during the war years. They often consisted of strategy games although card games and even bagatelle…
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Toy Soldiers
Toy soldiers are technically a toy rather than a game, however they are collectible and well worth a mention. Early ones were usually made of lead but nowadays plastic is…
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Prisoner of War Games
Prisoner of War Games. This post is about antique prisoner of war games as opposed to the modern computer game of "Prisoner of War". Prisoners during conflict would often carve…
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Antique War Games
Antique War Games. War games have been played with for centuries and vary considerably. Some games were made by prisoners of war while others depicted soldiers, war ships, battle strategies,…
War Chess Sets
War Chess Sets. Chess sets which depict wars are very collectible. Some were made during the war years while others commemorate wars. Both antique and modern chess sets in these…