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Chinese Chess 8" | Travel Game

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This is a great travel GO Set! All playing pieces are inside. The board is magnetized for steady and sure play on the move. A great set for family vacations, business trips with colleagues, and anywhere where you want the challenge of a classic game in a size that fits right in your bag.
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Nine Men’s Morris is an abstract strategy board game for two players that emerged from the Roman Empire. The game’s popularity peaked in Medieval England. Our version of this historic game is beautifully crafted from wood. The pieces store neatly inside the game when not in play.

Includes: 5" wooden game board; 9 each black and white marbles; instructions.

Suitable for ages 8+ up. For 2 Players.

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts - chocking hazard.

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Cat & Mouse is a simple game of luck. While in the lead, the other players are chasing you from the board, thus naming the lead marble the Mouse and all the other players the Cats. The Cats are chasing the Mouse! With the luck of an opponents roll, they can bump you back to the beginning and replace you as reigning Mouse of the game! More players equal more activity and fun!

Includes: 5" wooden game board; 6 assorted colored marbles; 1 die; instructions.

Suitable for ages 8+ up. For 2-6 Players.

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts - chocking hazard.

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This is a mini version of the beloved game of Chinese Checkers! Handsome enough to be left out on a side table for your guests to play, small enough to be convenient for travel. Makes a great gift, stocking stuffer, or house warming gesture. Includes marbles for two players. The wooden side arm slides upwards, and the marbles store inside of the game board. A magnet keeps the board closed when not in use.

Does the word “Chinese Checkers” conjure up visions of exotic marketplaces filled with fine porcelains, oriental silk clothing, and statues of Buddha? Surprise! Chinese Checkers is no more Chinese than French fries are French! Chinese Checkers came from the game of Halma (Greek for “jump”), a game invented in America around 1884 by a Harvard Medical School thoracic surgeon named Dr. George Howard Monks. Although invented in America, Halma was made popular by the British of the Victorian era. In 1892, less than a decade after the invention of Halma, a German toy company changed the game board into a six-pointed star shape and changed the name to Stern-Halma. The name changed throughout the years, but was given the moniker “Chinese Checkers” in America in 1928 to make it sound more exotic. During the Great Depression of the 1930’s, the Chinese Checkers craze swept across America. While Halma is still favored in some countries of Europe, Chinese Checkers has completely replaced the game of Halma in many countries around the world.

Suitable for ages 8+ up. For 2 Players.

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts - chocking hazard.

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Ancient China had 4 traditional arts: music, painting, calligraphy, and strategy games. Like Western chess, Chinese chess descends from the game of Chaturanga, from India. From India it spread throughout Asia and also to Medieval Europe. In China, the game reached its current form during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). The Chinese chess board is made up of 10 horizontal lines (ranks) and 9 vertical lines (files). The pieces are placed on the lines rather than in the squares as in Western chess. The lines are broken by the blank space that runs horizontally through the middle of the board. The blank space is the river. At each end there is a square with intersecting diagonals. These are the palaces, one for red, and one for black. The other markings are for aids in placement of the pieces at the beginning of the game.

Includes: 8" magnetic game board; 32 playing pieces; instructions.

Suitable for ages 8+ up. For 2 Players.

Warning! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts - chocking hazard.

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