Period Medieval

Region Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, War, Leaping, Diagonal

Description

Ferses is a game known from medieval Europe. The name is related to the Ferz, the piece in Shatranj that became the Queen in Chess. It has been considered an early version, or ancestor, of Draughts.

Rules

Twelve pieces per player. Pieces move forward one space diagonally. Pieces may be promoted. Players lose when all of their pieces are taken.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Ferses (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Ferses (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules known from DLP evidence,

Ludeme Description

Ferses.lud

Concepts

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Reference

Murray 1951: 74-75.

Evidence Map

3 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Ferses here.

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Evidence category: All Artifact Art Text Ethnography

Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Chaucer, G. 1369. Book of the Dutchess.

de Reiffenberg, B. 1838. Chronique rimée de Philippe Mouskes. Brussels: M. Hayez.

Murray, H.J.R. 1951. A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.756

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