The World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make Them

Contents
Introduction
Ancient Board Games
	Senat
	Hounds and Jackals
	The Royal Game of Ur
	Three Mysterious Games
	Latrunculi
	Duodecim Scripta
	Tabula
	The Games of Ancient India and Ancient China
		Ashtapada
		Sadurangam
		Yih
		Saturankam
		T\'shu-p\'u
Dice Games
	Games Using Standard Dice
		Hazard
		Aces
		Martinetti
		Thirty-six
		Aces in the Pot
		Barbudi
		Buck Dice
		Indian Dice
		Sequences
		Twenty-six
		Ship, Captain, Mate and Crew
		Help Your Neighbor
		Throwing Sevens
		Drop Dead
		Mexico
	Games Using Nonstandard Dice
		Chinese Dice Games
		Strung Flowers
		Throwing Heaven and Nine (Chak t’in kau)
		Western Dice Games
		Poker Dice
		Liar Dice
		Put and Take
		Crown and Anchor
		Bell and Hammer
	Indian Chance Games with Dice
		The Bowl Came (All-tes-teg-enuk)
		Indian Guessing Games
		The Moccasin Game
	Other Dice Games
		Le Jeu des Gobelets (Thimblerig!
		Pencil and Paper Games for Young and Old
		Knucklebones (Jacks!
		How to Make Your Own Dice Collection
Card Games
	Games Played with a 32-card Deck
		Skat
		Klaberjass
		Fly from Spain
		Swimming
		Twenty-one (Blackjack)
		The Last Trick
	Games Played with a 52-card Deck
		Rikken
		Hearts
		War
	Games Played with Two 52-card Decks
		Canasta
		Cooncan
		Cribbage
	Games of Solitaire
		Belle Lucie
		Carre Napoleon (Napoleon\'s Square)
		Parterre
		Stacking
Domino Games
	Chinese Domino Games
		Tiu-u (Fishing)
		Tau Ngau (Bullfighting)
		Pai Kow
		Tien Kow
		Mah Jong
	European Domino Games
		The Block Game
		Cyprus
		Matador
		Bergen
		Tiddlywinks
		Blind Hughie
Modern Board Games
	Games of Alignment and Configuration
		Noughts and Crosses
		Tic-Tac-Toe
		Three-in-a-Row
		Five or Six Men\'s Morris
		Nine Men\'s Morris
		Twelve Men\'s Morris
		Nine Men\'s Morris with Dice
		Five-in-a-Row Games
		Go-moku
		Go-bang
		Exchange Games
		Salta and Pyramid
		Halma
	War Games
		The Alquerque Group of War Games
		Alquerque
		Fanorona
		Awithlaknannai
		Zamma
		Hnefatafl or Aiea Evangelii
		Tablut
		Seega
		Gala
		Chess
		English Checkers or Draughts
		Polish Checkers
		Shogi or Japanese Chess
		Wei-ch\'i
		Mu Torere
	Hunt Games
		The Alquerque Group of Hunt Games
		De Cercar la Liebre (Catch the Hare)
		Shap Luk Kon Tseung Kwan
		Young Luk Sz\'Kon Tseung Kwan
		Fox and Geese
		Leopard Games
		Tiger games
	Race Games
		Kerala
		Totolospi
		Patol and Similar Games
		Grand Jeu de l’Histoire Ancienne de la Grece (Great Game of the History of Ancient Greece)
		Coan Ki or The Bottle Game
		Backgammon
		Race Games on Cruciform Boards
		Asi Keliya
	Mancala Games
		Wari
		Kiuthi
		Mefuhva
	Modern Board and Computer Games
Activity Games
	Bowling Games
		Bowling on Grass
		Jeu de Boules
	Darts
	Games of the American Indians
		Shinny
		Lacrosse
		Hoop and Arrow
		Snow Snake
		Disc and Cross
	Cat\'s Cradle
	Ball Games
		Hakozaki
		Earthball
		Indian Kickball
		Foot Tennis
		Tlachtli
	Children\'s Games
		Hopscotch
		Rope Jumping
		Marbles
		Soap Bubbles
		Spinning Tops
		Yo-yo
		Diabolo
	Kites
		Indian Fighter Kite
		Tetra (Nick Morse)
		Cody Kite
	Puzzles
		Bilbouquet
		The Sliding Tangram
		The Sphinx Puzzle
		The Double Star Puzzle
		Shunting Puzzles
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Picture Sources