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Board Solitaire
Make four different Board Solitaire games with three designs for each. The four games are English, French, Triangle, and Triangle Plus Solitaire. Make simple boards out of paper or make boards from cardboard that use marbles for playing pieces.
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Hunt Board Games
Make four different Hunt games -- Catch the Hare from Spain, Fox and Geese from Iceland, Len Choa from Siam, and Pulijudam from India. In these games battles are fought between unequal forces.
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Games of Mancala
Make mancala games from different regions in Africa and Asia -- ba-awa from the Twi people of Ghana, kiuthi from the Masai tribe of Kenya, pallanguli from the Tamil of India and Ceylon, and hus from the Hottentot of South Africa. You will be able to make paper game boards, cardboard ones with cups, or game boards made from clay.
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Alquerque (War) Board Games
Make boards for four different alquerque games - Alquerque from Spain, Awithlaknannai from the Zuni's of New Mexico, and Lau Kata Kati and Dash Guti from India. These are all war or battle games with equal sides and complex strategy. You will be able to make simple paper game boards, boards for marble playing pieces, or felt boards.
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Morris (Alignment) Board Games
Make a variety of Morris type game boards - Nine Men's Morris from ancient Egypt, Achi from Ghana, Dara form the Dakarkari of Nigeria, and Picaria from the Keres of New Mexico. You will be able to make simple paper game boards, boards for marble playing pieces, or felt boards.
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Pachisi (circle and cross) Board Games
Make four Pachisi type games -- Pachisi from India, Chinesenspiel from Germany, Asi Keliya from Sri Lanka, and Nyout from Korea. These are all circle and cross race games. You will be able to make simple paper game boards or more traditional cloth boards.
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Spiral and Square Race Games
Make four spiral and square race games -- Snakes and Ladders from India, the Game of Goose from England, the Hyena Game from the Baggara Arabs of Sudan, and Sadurangam from India. You will be able to make small or large boards in several different ways.
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Match Card Games
Make a deck of 48 match cards and play the games of Concentration, Go Fish, Catch the Dog, and Snip, Snap, Snorem from England. There are 12 different match cards in sets of four cards.
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Dice Games from East and West
Make both two-sided and six-sided dice along with the equipment needed to play dice games -- Lu-Lu from Hawaii, Indian Bowl Game (All-tes-teg-enuk) from the Passamaquoddy tribe of Maine, Mon Shi Mo Ut from the Cheyennes, Das Gluckhaus from Germany, Around the Clock, and Pig.
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Games of Dominoes
Make two kinds of domino sets - European and Chinese. Use them to play the Block Game from England, Matador from Russia, and from China Fishing (Tiu-u) and Disputing Tens (Tsung shap).
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Outdoor Skill Games
Make the equipment for four games of skill -- Horseshoes, Ring Toss, Fish, and Bean Bag Toss. These games can be played indoors or outdoors.
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Game Equipment
This project includes instructions for making playing pieces and counters, a variety of two-sided dice, Chinesenspiel dice, and a top to use in place of dice. A recipe for homemade modeling dough is included.
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