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Roman Board Games
Board games have a long history, going through all time and surviving the digital age.
Board games are characterized by their social character, where friends and family meet to enjoy leisure time.
In this sense, the Romans were not indifferent to board games either.
The Mill game (Ludus Merellus), the Seega game, the soldier game (Ludus Latrunculorum) and the Tabula (Duodecim Scripta) are examples of Roman board games.
On the next pages you will find the rules of these games. Challenge your friend and have fun!
Board games are characterized by their social character, where friends and family meet to enjoy leisure time.
In this sense, the Romans were not indifferent to board games either.
The Mill game (Ludus Merellus), the Seega game, the soldier game (Ludus Latrunculorum) and the Tabula (Duodecim Scripta) are examples of Roman board games.
On the next pages you will find the rules of these games. Challenge your friend and have fun!
The Mill game is part of a set of games that are characterized by the goal of placing three pieces in a line in a row; will be the origin of the current Three in a Line games, sucha as the Rooster Game. Known since the time of Ancient Greece, the Mill game is thought that the Phoenicians were responsible for its dissemination. It's possible to find traces of this game in Monasteries and Churches.
The Soldier game was a very popular game among the soldiers, hence its name, being carried by the Roman legions to all parts of the Empire. Often designed on the ground itself and practiced with pebbles or small stones, the Soldier Game is characterized by being a military strategy game, where the board works as a battlefield and the pieces as soldiers.
The Tabula or Game of Twelve in a Row was a very popular game in the early years of the Roman Empire. Several emperors were great enthusiasts of this game, as the board found itself stuck in some carriages so that the emperor could play during the trip.
The Soldier game was a very popular game among the soldiers, hence its name, being carried by the Roman legions to all parts of the Empire. Often designed on the ground itself and practiced with pebbles or small stones, the Soldier Game is characterized by being a military strategy game, where the board works as a battlefield and the pieces as soldiers.
The Tabula or Game of Twelve in a Row was a very popular game in the early years of the Roman Empire. Several emperors were great enthusiasts of this game, as the board found itself stuck in some carriages so that the emperor could play during the trip.
Mill Game (Ludus Merellus)
No. of participants: 2 players
No. of pieces: 18 game pieces, 9 for each player.
Purpose of the game: To make a Mill, that is, to place three pieces in a row, “three in a row”, and remove as many pieces as possible from the opponent. The one who captures the most pieces wins.
No. of pieces: 18 game pieces, 9 for each player.
Purpose of the game: To make a Mill, that is, to place three pieces in a row, “three in a row”, and remove as many pieces as possible from the opponent. The one who captures the most pieces wins.
Rules:
• In turn, each player places 1 piece on the board. The objective of the game is to place 3 pieces in a row, joined by a line - Mill;
• When all pieces are in place, players will move them in a straight line;
• The movement consists of sliding a piece along to an adjacent place marked on the board, to an adjacent (adjacent, next to) side that is empty; the pieces can't jump freely on the board;
• When a player makes “three in a row” he may remove an opponent's piece of his choice, except for those who are making “three in a row”;
• The pieces, three in a row, form a “Mill”;
• Only the player himself can undo his “Mill”;
• Pieces removed from the board, don't get in the game anymore;
• Wins the game, who can reduce the opponent's pieces to 2, can not do “three in a row”, or who blocks the opponent's pieces.
• If a player moves a piece from his “Mill” undoing that “mill”, he can only return that piece to the place from which it came out after three throws of play. However, the place may be occupied immediately by any piece of play by both players, according to the rules of the game.
Note: The one who captures the most pieces, or the player who blocks all moves to the opponent, even if he has fewer pieces wins.
• In turn, each player places 1 piece on the board. The objective of the game is to place 3 pieces in a row, joined by a line - Mill;
• When all pieces are in place, players will move them in a straight line;
• The movement consists of sliding a piece along to an adjacent place marked on the board, to an adjacent (adjacent, next to) side that is empty; the pieces can't jump freely on the board;
• When a player makes “three in a row” he may remove an opponent's piece of his choice, except for those who are making “three in a row”;
• The pieces, three in a row, form a “Mill”;
• Only the player himself can undo his “Mill”;
• Pieces removed from the board, don't get in the game anymore;
• Wins the game, who can reduce the opponent's pieces to 2, can not do “three in a row”, or who blocks the opponent's pieces.
• If a player moves a piece from his “Mill” undoing that “mill”, he can only return that piece to the place from which it came out after three throws of play. However, the place may be occupied immediately by any piece of play by both players, according to the rules of the game.
Note: The one who captures the most pieces, or the player who blocks all moves to the opponent, even if he has fewer pieces wins.
SOLDIER'S GAME (Ludus Latrunculorum)
No. of participants: 2 players
No. of pieces: 17 game pieces, for each player (2 Dux)
Purpose of the game: To eliminate the most pieces of the opponent
No. of pieces: 17 game pieces, for each player (2 Dux)
Purpose of the game: To eliminate the most pieces of the opponent