02-22-2021, 09:43 AM
Hello!
The information we have from this games comes from a French source, which is repeating information from a Mongolian source from the 1960s, Mongolyn Togloom, by Namzildorz, but which is difficult to find. So, that's where we got that name. The method you describe is interesting, with the marking of pieces and removal at the end of the placement phase. Do you know where and when these rules come from?
The historical analysis that we are compiling the database for requires us to separate games, even when they have the same rules, when they are played in different cultures. This will allow us to examine the possibility of independent invention of similar games, or whether they spread along trade routes, conquests, migrations, etc. There are many many different versions of this game worldwide, and it is one that we are particularly interested in tracking historically.
Walter
The information we have from this games comes from a French source, which is repeating information from a Mongolian source from the 1960s, Mongolyn Togloom, by Namzildorz, but which is difficult to find. So, that's where we got that name. The method you describe is interesting, with the marking of pieces and removal at the end of the placement phase. Do you know where and when these rules come from?
The historical analysis that we are compiling the database for requires us to separate games, even when they have the same rules, when they are played in different cultures. This will allow us to examine the possibility of independent invention of similar games, or whether they spread along trade routes, conquests, migrations, etc. There are many many different versions of this game worldwide, and it is one that we are particularly interested in tracking historically.
Walter