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Tidbits about Board Games

I put this post together for my blog earlier this month and it was a very popular post. So, I thought I'd share these tidbits with all of you at Heroes, Heroines, and History. For those of you who are writers, you might find some of these Board Games fun to add to your novels.

Below are some images from an 1891 Youth's Companion displaying various games available at the time. Many you will already know, perhaps you have some in your game closets as well.

Basalinda (Looks to me like a very early version of battleship) Bean Bag & Ring Toss Fish Pond Game of Halma
(apparently designed as a scientific game combining chess and checkers) Jolly Marble Game Parlor & Lawn Tennis Royal Parchessi Table Croquet Tiddledy-winks, tennis, hop scotch. Labels: 19th Century, Christmas, entertainment, Games
