Period Modern

Region Northern Africa

Category Reconstruction, Pending, Board, Race

Description

This game, known as Sig like many other games in North Africa, was played in Dguache, Tunisia. It was played on holes made in the sand instead of a board.

Rules

6x6 grid of holes, with the central row extended another six holes.

Origin

Tunisia

Ludeme Description

Sig (Dguache).lud

Concepts

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Reference

Depaulis 2001: 65.

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Evidence category: All Artifact Art Text Ethnography

Evidence coloured based on: Age None

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Sources

Akkari-Weriemmi, J. 1990. "Jeux traditionnels de Jerba (Tunisie). IBLA: revue de l'Institut des belles lettres arabes 53(156): 297-320.

Depaulis, T. 2001. 'Jeux de parcours du monde arabo-musulman (Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient). Board Games Studies 4: 53-76.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.971

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