Period Medieval

Region Northern Europe

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, Space, Line

Description

This game was found in Riga, Latvia and in Århus, Denmark.

Rules

Three concentric squares, with lines connecting the midpoints of the sides. Diagonals are also drawn only in the central square.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Riga Game (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Riga Game (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

Northern Europe

Ludeme Description

Riga Game.lud

Concepts

Browse all concepts for Riga Game here.

Reference

Michaelsen 2014: 205-206.

Evidence Map

1 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Riga Game here.

Click on any marker or highlighted region to view the evidence relating to it.
To view all regions, please select it from the category options below.

Evidence category: All Artifact Art Text Ethnography

Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Caune, A. 1993. "Funde hochmittelalterlicher Mühlespielbretter aus der Rigaer Altstadt." In M. Gläser (ed), Archäologie des Mittelalters und Bauforschung in Hanseraum. Rostock: Konrad Reich Verlag, 455-460.

Michaelsen, P. 2014. "Haretavl - Hare and Hounds as a Board Game." In M. Teichert (ed.), Sport und Spiel bei den Germanen: Nordeuropa von der römischen Kaiserzeit bis zum Mittelalter. Berlin: De Gruyter.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.915

     Contact Us
     ludii.games@gmail.com
     cameron.browne@maastrichtuniversity.nl