In a game you can get to know a person better in an hour than in a conversation in a year.  

- Plato -
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The most popular board games on leather, from Alquerque to Hnefatafl and chess.
Latrunculi with game pieces
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As we know from war reports, the battlefield is empty at the beginning. The soldiers on both sides stand and wait for the signal to attack. The signal is given. The two players now take it in turns to place a piece on the board. By placing your own pieces skilfully and carefully, you can also capture your opponent's pieces in this phase of the game. Once all the soldiers (pieces) are on the board, one soldier goes and each player tries to capture the other's pieces by skilfully placing them in order to emerge victorious.
The ludus latrunculorum, or latrunculi for short, is often referred to as a soldier's game, as the name is derived from latro for soldier.
Ovid
( born 22 March 43 BC in Sulmo; died probably 17 AD in Tomis), a Roman poet who was also a war correspondent, frequently mentioned this game in his works, for example in ‘Art of Love III’.
It is also possible to play the large version of the game ‘Kono’ on this board. The instructions for this are of course included.

You will receive a playing field in the colour of your choice and the corresponding game pieces in the desired colours. In addition, we will add one game piece per colour as a replacement. If you have lost several tiles, please let us know and we will send you the desired tiles. These are free of charge, you only have to pay the postage and shipping costs.

18,00 EUR
Dai Hasami Shogi - Go
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Another board that contains 2 games: in Dai Hasami Shogi, both opponents want to capture the other's pieces.  The pieces are removed from the board one piece at a time by using them strategically. Dai Hasami Shogi is a Japanese board game that is played on a regular chessboard (chess = Japanese shogi). The game of chess apparently came to Japan in the 8th century, since when it has developed significantly and only resembles the chess commonly played in Europe today in some respects. The smaller version of Go can also be played on this board. As the playing field only has 9 x 9 squares, the game is not played with 361 but only with 81 stones. In Go, you use your own stones to demarcate areas in order to conquer them and also capture your opponent's stones.

You receive a playing field in the colour of your choice and the corresponding 42 game pieces in the desired colours. In addition, we add one game piece per colour as a replacement. If you have lost several pieces, please let us know and we will send you the required pieces. These are free of charge, you only have to pay the postage and shipping costs.
24,00 EUR
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