How to Play Peg Pastimes

Board games, card games, dexterity games, party games… the world of table-top games has grown to a multi-billion-dollar industry. But the phenomenon of table-top recreation is as old as history itself. The new Peg Pastimes...

The game Xi Gua Qi comes from eastern China, although variants can be found in many lands. It's been around for centuries, and continues to be played today. It deserves the attention.

Nearly 100 years ago, a British archeologist uncovered four game boards in the digs at the ancient city of Ur. These remain the oldest such sets ever found, and for decades researchers speculated on how the game might have...

The McLoughlin Brothers publishing company prospered in the late 1800s printing mostly children's books and puzzles. Their outstanding print quality and colorful art were the company's hallmarks. They began in to produce...

When the Mongolian Empire reached northwestern Europe in the late 13th century, they brought this game with them. It was carried on by the Polish and other eastern European peoples. It's a challenging battle game wherein the...

It looks like a simple place, jump, and capture game, doesn't it? But the game Choko from the Republic of the Gambia in West Africa includes an interesting twist. In the drop phase (placement) you'll encounter a rule called...

From the Republic of Khakassia comes this traditional strategy board game called "Tobit." On the face of it, it's another jump-and-capture game like AlQuerques or Checkers, but when the Hullar (basic playing pieces) are...

In Indonesia, on the island of Java, we find this fascinating strategy board game. It's commonly known by the name of the Javan city of Surakarta, also by the name "Roundabouts."