Alquerque - An ancestor of checkers, played on a 5x5 board

$5 - Mab's Creations Paper set - Comes with game rules, a two piece cardstock board and pieces to cut out and play. The set is also an interesting embroidery pattern and can be ordered as a kit for this purpose. ($20).

Backgammon - This is a game that has been played since ancient times.

$3 - Magnetic set - Travel set, box with rules, dice and pieces (limited availability)

$15 - Small set in case - Brown case, brown and ivory color board, rules, plastic dice, cups and pieces, 9x7 when closed.

$15 - Large set in case - Brown case, ivory and brown on brown board, leatherette cups, rules, plastic dice and pieces, 9x15 when closed. (limited availability)

$15 -Large set in case - Blue case, ivory and brown on blue board with score strip, rules, plastic dice and pieces, 10x16 when closed. Used (limited availability)

$20 - Needlepoint board - Framed and can be hung, yellow/brown/orange/black board, 16x19. Used (limited availability)

$7 - Tote Gammon - An unusual set in lavender and teal on beige. Comes in a carry tote with a strap and rules. (limited availability)

$16 - Beach Gammon - An unusual set in lavender and teal on beige. Comes in a carry tote with a strap and rules. This has an ingenious little stretcher device to keep the board from flapping in the wind and feet to dig it into the sand. (limited availability)

Chinese Checkers - Children’s game invented in the 1800’s.

$3 - Magnetic - Game, pieces, rules

$10 - Wood set - Varnished wood board with pegs.

$10 - Painted wood board - with hanger and marbles (limited availability)

Chess - Invented in India and spread worldwide by the 1700’s.

$7 - Tote Chess - An unusual set in green and beige. Comes in a carry tote with a strap and rules. The pieces are sea theme. (limited availability)

Chess AND Checkers!

$16 - Chess and Checkers! - This has an ingenious little stretcher device to keep the board from flapping in the wind and feet to dig it into the sand. (limited availability)

Draughts - An older version of checkers.

$5 - Mab's Creations Paper set - Comes with game rules for several variations, a two piece cardstock board and pieces to cut out and play. The set is also an interesting embroidery pattern and can be ordered as a kit for this purpose, ($20) and can be used as a chessboard as well.

Dominos - A very old tile game

$1 - Plastic set in bag - up to double 6

$3 - Wooden box with wooden dominos - up to double 6.

Fox and Geese - A medieval strategy game, comparable to checkers

$5 - Mab's Creations Paper set - Comes with game rules, a cardstock board and pieces to cut out and play.

$10 - Ready-to-play set, laminated board, glass pieces and rule card.

$3 - Solitaire - A magnetic board based on the old game. (limited availability)

Ludo/Parcheesi - A strategy "chase" game from India

$3 - Magnetic set (limited availability)

Marbles - Go back at least to Egypt and Rome and were probably used before. The modern games were invented in the time of the Roman Empire.

$2 - Large Marbles - These come in speckled white and iridescent. These are the size of the old-style "Shooter" marbles.

$4 - "Period" sets - These are for the historical recreationist, a handful of marbles in styles that would have been around in the Renaissance. They come in a period pattern fabric bag with drawstring. (limited availability)

$2 - Marbles - A good handful, just right for a starter set.

Morris - This is the ancestor of tic-tac-toe, which is the baby version, "3-man Morris". A 9-man board was found pecked into the roof of Canterbury Cathedral, probably for the workers on "coffee break".

• $3 - Tic-Tac-Toe - Magnetic set

9-Man Morris

• $3 - Magnetic set - (limited availability)
• $3 - Sava ’s set - Felt board, rules and glass pieces
• $5 - Mab's Creations Paper set - Comes with game rules, a cardstock board and pieces to cut out and play. The set is also an interesting embroidery pattern and can be ordered as a kit for this purpose. ($20)
• $10 - Ready-to-play set, laminated board, glass pieces and rule card.

15-Man Morris

• $20 - Leather board with beaded lines - comes with leather bag and glass pieces (limited availability)

Tablero - Middle Ages gambling game played with small coins.

$5 - Mab’s Creations Paper set - Comes with game rules for 4 variations, a two piece cardstock board, two dice and pieces to cut out and play. The set is also an interesting embroidery pattern and can be ordered as a kit for this purpose. ($20)

$10 - Ready-to-play set, laminated board, glass pieces and rule card.

$10 - Tablut - The simplest variant of the Norse Tafl games. Laminated board with glass pieces and rule card.

We carry a limited number of types of juggling equipment, mostly for the beginner or historical recreationist. All of these can be documented in style at least back to the Renaissance.

$10, set of 3 - Juggling bags, 4 panel, 4 inch - Set of 3 - These are full-size, full-weight bags made of vinyl, very tough.

$3 each - Juggling bags, 6-panel, 3 inch - These work well as hacky-sacks or as balls for period games, made of vinyl, very tough. (limited availability)

$2.50 - Star balls, 3 inch - These are rubber bouncing balls in bright colors with starts printed on them. They are great for juggling or ball games.

$2.50 - Animal hacks - The are vinyl with features and added ears, tails, fins or legs. They work well as period children’s toys, hacks, or missile ammo. (Picture the knight who picks a frog out of his armor!) We usually have rabbits, frogs, dogs, cats, fish, and bees in various bright colors.