Climate controlled storage is key for long term preservation. Check out some of the museum's whitewood prototype playfields housed within our compact rolling cabinets. pic.twitter.com/gLn66BToJF
This chess set is made of crystal rock with emeralds and rubies on the top to distinguish white and black pieces, made in Turkey circa 16th-17th century, it is known as the The Topkapi Sarayi chess set.
Da es derzeit keine Öffnungsperspektive für das Bürgerhaus Grone gibt, muss die Schachabteilung des ESV Rot-Weiß´Göttingen das laufende Vereinsturnier abbrechen.
Researchers at the University of Bergen excavate 2000-year-old Scandinavian board game and dice, forerunner to the game Hnefatafl.https://t.co/6Fa2OY4qGq
— Peter Christiansen (@TheTurnipMaster) May 27, 2020
The biblatex-software package is out, supporting software as a first class citizen in research. Dedicated #software entries in bibliographies for #BibLaTeX users are here!
In our new release, out today, you can change pieces to look like the animals they are supposed to represent in traditional games, esp. hunt games. Were the people of India inspired by stacked goats when they played Bagh Guti, one of the only traditional games to employ stacking? https://t.co/6ciQte9Ic7
— Digital Ludeme Project (@archaeoludology) May 20, 2020
A new bèèèèhta version (0.9.3) is now available on https://t.co/uENyqpMKHb! Detailed release notes available at https://t.co/uDfYMkOZZV. One of the new games included is Bagh Guti. The images show the game in Ludii using Abstract, Realistic, and Themed piece styles, respectively. pic.twitter.com/1tOPIfkZQS
The slippery nature of the knight as a chess piece is perfectly captured by this 18th century design discovered in Tula, Russia. pic.twitter.com/6Op9xNblBl
