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About Gothic Green Oak Historic Games

Gothic Green Oak – also known as the Historic Games Shop – are based near Llangammarch Wells in Wales. Originally makers of reproduction mediaeval furniture, they now concentrate on producing games from the Roman period onwards – especially those that were popular in mediaeval Europe. Whilst popular with the re-enactor market, they in fact allow anyone to-day to play games that sometimes remained popular for centuries.

Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Fox and Geese’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Fox and Geese’
£10.00
10 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Fox and Geese’ “Fox and Geese, played since the 14th c., is a game for two players where one controls a gaggle of geese chasing a fox, while the other moves the fox to catch the geese. Contents: Linen board, wooden men and full rules.” This game, in which the geese try trap the fox without being ‘eaten’, has been said to be a little unbalanced, as the ‘fox’ has some…
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘House of Fortune’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘House of Fortune’
£12.00
10 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘House of Fortune’ “Originally from Germany, House of Fortune (Gluckshaus), also known as Lucky Pig quickly spread across Europe from the late 15th century. It is one of the first stake-board games (eventually evolving into casino games in the 19th century) and as such this is no more or less than a gambling game where coins (tokens, sweets and so on) are won or lost…
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Ludus Latrunculorum’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Ludus Latrunculorum’
£12.00
10 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Ludus Latrunculorum’ “This game of high strategy has been found on many Roman sites in Britain and Europe. Two players form their armies on the open board and then go to battle. Skirmishes ensue: armies try to capture their enemy soldiers while avoiding capture and releasing their comrades. Linen board, wooden men and full rules included. (Ludus Latrunculorm means ‘…
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Nine Men’s Morris’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Nine Men’s Morris’
£10.00
10 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Nine Men’s Morris’ “Probably the best known of all historic board games played from Roman times to the 19th century. A game for two players whose aim is to make rows of three men, allowing the removal of their opponents’ pieces. Linen board, wooden men and full rules included.” Brand: -        Gothic Green Oak No. Players: - 2 Age: -            Not suitable for youn…
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Seega’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Seega’
£13.00
9 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘Seega’ “Possibly partly derived from the Roman Game of Ludus Latrunculorum and allied to Alqueeque this fact moving strategic game for two players was popular in Medieval Egypt. Two armies of twelve men fight each other until one is removed from the board. Contents: leather board, wooden men and full rules.” Brand: -        Gothic Green Oak No. Players: - 2 Age: -  …
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘The Newe and Most Pleasant Game of the Goose’ Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘The Newe and Most Pleasant Game of the Goose’
£15.00
9 in stock
Gothic Green Oak Historic Game ‘The Newe and Most Pleasant Game of the Goose’ “The Tudor race game” It is thought that the game may have originated in the late 15th c., but it was in the late 16th c. that it became popular, the above name deriving from an entry in the register of the Worshipful Company of Stationers from 1597. It is still played in continental Europe, and is considered an ancestor…

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