Tables is a generic name given to a class of
board games similar to
Backgammon. During the 16th century the name Tables was sometimes also used to describe
chess.
Games in the Tables family include,
- Irish[?], popular 17th century British game.
- Astronomical Tables[?], 13th century, 7-sided game.
- Dublets[?]
- Imperator[?], game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
- El Mundo[?], four player game described in the Alfonso X manuscript
- Six, Deuce, and Ace[?], game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
- Ticktack[?]
- Trictrac[?], a more complicated game similar to ticktack, believed to be french.
- Brädspel[?]
Games that it is thought may be in the Tables family,
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