Welcome. This website provides history and useful information about traditional games from around the world. You will find it copied and plagiarised all over the Internet - rest assured that everything on this website is original. The games featured have survived for centuries or millenia simply by being passed down from generation to generation and most continue to thrive today. The author welcomes your comments.
Look up a specific game using the 'Game Index' button above or you can drill down to your area of interest using the categories below.
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Just as importantly, games which are even more popular but less well known in the West such as Go, Shogi, Chinese Chess, Mancala and Pachisi (Ludo). Plus some unusual games like the ancient Norse game of Tafl, the Madagascan game of Fanorona and some really ancient games like the Royal games found at Ur. |
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Also, the Shovelboard and Shove Ha'penny family, Squails and Crokinole plus the table-top versions of Skittles, Indoor Quoits and Bagatelle and casino games such as Roulette. Not forgetting Table Tennis. |
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 The
history of British pub games and other unashamedly traditional British
pastimes: Dominoes,  Cribbage,
Quoits, Shove
Ha'penny, Billiards and
Snooker, Skittles, Darts,
Bar Billiards and a few splendidly
eccentric extras for good measure like Ringing
the Bull, Toad in the Hole,
Bat & Trap, Knur
& Spell and Aunt Sally. |
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Bowls, Cricket, Croquet, Tennis, Rounders, Baseball and Badminton, Pall Mall. |
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Dice, Cards and Tiles
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The
histories of all the major board games played today from all over
the world. Including Western board games favourites like 
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Table
games including 
Traditional
Lawn games including
Mah
JongIf you are organising a league, competition or maybe just play a less well-known pub game in your local, the author is happy to mention it on this website for free. See the Leagues and Pubs page.
jm at tradgames.org.uk