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Round Merels DLP Game   

Period Ancient, Medieval

Region Western Asia

Category Board, Space, Line

Description

Round Merels is a hypothesized game based on the frequent discovery of this pattern as graffiti on Roman and later monuments. It may be similar to a simple merels game but on a round board.

Rules

Eight spots arranged in a circle around a central spot. Opposite spots are connected by a diameter through the central spot.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Suggested rulesets
Blümlein Suggested by C. Blümlein.

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

Rome?

Ludeme Description

Round Merels.lud

Concepts

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Reference

Blümlein 1918: 101-102.

Evidence Map

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Sources

Roueché, C. 2007. Late Roman and Byzantine game boards at Aphrodisias. In Finkel, I. ed. Ancient Board Games in Perspective. London: The British Museum Press. pp. 100–105.

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Identifiers

DLP.Games.68


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