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Historical board game from the Netherlands ca. late 1800s or early 1900s Stock Photo

RMW2G5DK–Historical board game from the Netherlands ca. late 1800s or early 1900s

Pro-suffrage board game 'Pank-a-Squith, ' designed to demonstrate the difficulty of passing a suffrage bill through Parliament, manufactured for the British Market between 1909 and 1916, 1910. Photography by Emilia van Beugen. () Stock Photo

RMPF9PWR–Pro-suffrage board game 'Pank-a-Squith, ' designed to demonstrate the difficulty of passing a suffrage bill through Parliament, manufactured for the British Market between 1909 and 1916, 1910. Photography by Emilia van Beugen. ()

1950s, historical, on-board a Union-Castle steamship headed fot the Cape in South Africa, some male passengers playing a deck game, with sacks over the heads, acting as blindfolds, they have to hunt on their hands and knees searching for hidden items, watched by the ship's other passengers. Stock Photo

RM2CCKR6C–1950s, historical, on-board a Union-Castle steamship headed fot the Cape in South Africa, some male passengers playing a deck game, with sacks over the heads, acting as blindfolds, they have to hunt on their hands and knees searching for hidden items, watched by the ship's other passengers.

Snakes and Ladders game board Stock Photo

RM2M9B31D–Snakes and Ladders game board

Part of gaming board for 'hneftalfl', a game of siege already popular in the Viking Age. Chessmen of baked clay, 15th century. Dice made of walrus tusk, wooden chessman (King). Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway. Stock Photo

RMJ18EM3–Part of gaming board for 'hneftalfl', a game of siege already popular in the Viking Age. Chessmen of baked clay, 15th century. Dice made of walrus tusk, wooden chessman (King). Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

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Game of senet, including the game board and twenty playing pieces. From the 15th-13th century BC. Stock Photo

RMEC88YY–Game of senet, including the game board and twenty playing pieces. From the 15th-13th century BC.

Feb. 02, 1974 - A New Version Of The Game Of Chess On An Hexagonal Board: Mr. Wladyslav Glinski, a Polish-born Briton,has created a new version of the game of chess which is played on an hexagonal board. Mr. Glinski, 52, who is an accomplished orthodox chess player, has spent 30 years perfecting the new game, which he claims is definhitely not just for the super-brains Stock Photo

RME10TFK–Feb. 02, 1974 - A New Version Of The Game Of Chess On An Hexagonal Board: Mr. Wladyslav Glinski, a Polish-born Briton,has created a new version of the game of chess which is played on an hexagonal board. Mr. Glinski, 52, who is an accomplished orthodox chess player, has spent 30 years perfecting the new game, which he claims is definhitely not just for the super-brains

In the 1950s. Two girls are playing the Ice Hockey game Puck. Manufactured by Swedish company Aristospel. At this time patented and alone on the market to sell the game. The players maneuver the figures on the board by moving and twisting them around and like real hockeyplayers move the puck around to try to score a goal. 1950s Stock Photo

RM2BXMGPE–In the 1950s. Two girls are playing the Ice Hockey game Puck. Manufactured by Swedish company Aristospel. At this time patented and alone on the market to sell the game. The players maneuver the figures on the board by moving and twisting them around and like real hockeyplayers move the puck around to try to score a goal. 1950s

Korea: A man and a woman playing a game of 'baduk' or 'go', c. 1910. Go (Japanese), known as 'weiqi' in Chinese and 'baduk' in Korean, is an ancient board game for two players that is noted for being rich in strategy despite its relatively simple rules. Stock Photo

RM2B00W11–Korea: A man and a woman playing a game of 'baduk' or 'go', c. 1910. Go (Japanese), known as 'weiqi' in Chinese and 'baduk' in Korean, is an ancient board game for two players that is noted for being rich in strategy despite its relatively simple rules.

A circular chess board from the Middle Ages. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847. Stock Photo

RMM79P1W–A circular chess board from the Middle Ages. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Chinese Men Playing Board Game, Shanghai, China, Albumen Print, circa 1880 Stock Photo

RMEMJJN8–Chinese Men Playing Board Game, Shanghai, China, Albumen Print, circa 1880

Famous Chess Match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Charles Fourrier Saint-Amant Stock Photo

RMDPPBPP–Famous Chess Match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Charles Fourrier Saint-Amant

An old engraving showing a circular chess board. Circular chess is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is the equivalent to playing on the surface of a cylinder. The game is probably is of Persian origin, then spread to the Arabic world and then on to the Byzantine Empire. The game when played in the Middle Ages had rules based around those of orthodox chess. Numbers here refer to the chess pieces from King (1) down to pawns (6). Stock Photo

RM2C7TR5X–An old engraving showing a circular chess board. Circular chess is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is the equivalent to playing on the surface of a cylinder. The game is probably is of Persian origin, then spread to the Arabic world and then on to the Byzantine Empire. The game when played in the Middle Ages had rules based around those of orthodox chess. Numbers here refer to the chess pieces from King (1) down to pawns (6).

An ancient Hawaiian game called kōnane can be played with small pieces of white coral and dark lava stones on an original gameboard that is a flat lava rock found in the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaii in Hawaii, USA. Invented by the early Polynesians who settled the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the game is begun by alternating the white and black pieces in a pattern of shallow holes carved into the flat rock. Two players then take turns hopping over the opponent's pieces to capture them, as in the game of checkers. Stock Photo

RM2AKY7KW–An ancient Hawaiian game called kōnane can be played with small pieces of white coral and dark lava stones on an original gameboard that is a flat lava rock found in the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaii in Hawaii, USA. Invented by the early Polynesians who settled the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the game is begun by alternating the white and black pieces in a pattern of shallow holes carved into the flat rock. Two players then take turns hopping over the opponent's pieces to capture them, as in the game of checkers.

Konane game board, Hawaiian version of Checkers, checkers, game, Puuhonua o Honaunau, National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA Stock Photo

RM2JC4JAW–Konane game board, Hawaiian version of Checkers, checkers, game, Puuhonua o Honaunau, National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Oldest chess game board, Mohenjo daro, Indus valley civilization Gallery, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia Stock Photo

RM2CFDXE2–Oldest chess game board, Mohenjo daro, Indus valley civilization Gallery, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia

Small tournament Go (Japanese board game), 03-11-1980, Whizgle News from the Past, Tailored for the Future. Explore historical narratives, Dutch The Netherlands agency image with a modern perspective, bridging the gap between yesterday's events and tomorrow's insights. A timeless journey shaping the stories that shape our future Stock Photo

RM2TDPA3M–Small tournament Go (Japanese board game), 03-11-1980, Whizgle News from the Past, Tailored for the Future. Explore historical narratives, Dutch The Netherlands agency image with a modern perspective, bridging the gap between yesterday's events and tomorrow's insights. A timeless journey shaping the stories that shape our future

An illustration of a Game of Chess in the 14th Century scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1831. Believed copyright free. Stock Photo

RMHRPTDR–An illustration of a Game of Chess in the 14th Century scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1831. Believed copyright free.

Historical board game from Netherlands - Subject: city / Bordspel Onderwerp:stad (unknown date) Stock Photo

RMW2G5BK–Historical board game from Netherlands - Subject: city / Bordspel Onderwerp:stad (unknown date)

The board during a game of Go, an old Asian strategy game, with white and black stones arranged on the grid, 1950. Stock Photo

RMK323E7–The board during a game of Go, an old Asian strategy game, with white and black stones arranged on the grid, 1950.

1950s, historical picture showing passengers and crew on a Union-Castle Steamship playing a game of deck cricket. These ships took cargo, mail, and a variety of different passengers across all classes, across the oceans from England to South Africa and deck games such as these were a popular way of passing the time. Stock Photo

RMKR0EWJ–1950s, historical picture showing passengers and crew on a Union-Castle Steamship playing a game of deck cricket. These ships took cargo, mail, and a variety of different passengers across all classes, across the oceans from England to South Africa and deck games such as these were a popular way of passing the time.

Board game, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston - Brig. Stock Photo

RM2M98BJY–Board game, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston - Brig.

Scandinavia. Middle Ages. Probably from a popular board game in Europe of the 13th century, called Alquerque (ladies). Bone and wood.Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway Stock Photo

RMJ0F5P0–Scandinavia. Middle Ages. Probably from a popular board game in Europe of the 13th century, called Alquerque (ladies). Bone and wood.Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway

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RMGC60Y0–game, board games, Nine Men's Morris, gameboard, wood, South Germany, circa 1500, painting cira 1603, Bavarian National Museum, Munich, coat of arms, middle ages, 15th/16th century, historic, historical, medieval, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

Royal game board , found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. inlay of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli Stock Photo

RMEX70R5–Royal game board , found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. inlay of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli

Feb. 02, 1968 - How To Play The Hate Game: A new and rather nasty game was yesterday demonstrated in London. It is based on throwing darts at a board covered with a cartoon face. So far Haold Wilson, George Brown, Barbara Castle and President de Gaulle are available. The makers thought about Edward Heath, but they felt he didn't register enough with the public for people even to hate him. For the American market, the game, called 'Hate', will have Johnson, Kosygin, Mao and Ronald Reagan on the board Stock Photo

RME0XYHJ–Feb. 02, 1968 - How To Play The Hate Game: A new and rather nasty game was yesterday demonstrated in London. It is based on throwing darts at a board covered with a cartoon face. So far Haold Wilson, George Brown, Barbara Castle and President de Gaulle are available. The makers thought about Edward Heath, but they felt he didn't register enough with the public for people even to hate him. For the American market, the game, called 'Hate', will have Johnson, Kosygin, Mao and Ronald Reagan on the board

Children play games in the 1940s. In the absence of television and the Internet, the children of the 1940s spent their free time, among other things. with playing board games. Here, two boys playing a game where the aim is to get a coin right along a wooden track. It is dropped and rolls along a track and the goal is to get the coin to stop on a part of the track that gives the highest score. 1949. Kristoffersson ref AU62-5 Stock Photo

RM2TAJBAY–Children play games in the 1940s. In the absence of television and the Internet, the children of the 1940s spent their free time, among other things. with playing board games. Here, two boys playing a game where the aim is to get a coin right along a wooden track. It is dropped and rolls along a track and the goal is to get the coin to stop on a part of the track that gives the highest score. 1949. Kristoffersson ref AU62-5

China: Playing mahjong at Black Dragon Pool Park north of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province. Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Korea and Japan). Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance. In Asia, mahjong is also popularly played as a gambling game (though it may just as easily be played recreationally). The game is played with a set of 136 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Stock Photo

RM2B01J5R–China: Playing mahjong at Black Dragon Pool Park north of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province. Mahjong is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in Korea and Japan). Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy and calculation and involves a certain degree of chance. In Asia, mahjong is also popularly played as a gambling game (though it may just as easily be played recreationally). The game is played with a set of 136 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols.

The Games and Playes of the Chesse, after an engraving by William Caxton, published 1474. From Histoire de La Gravure, published 1880 Stock Photo

RM2R89R4E–The Games and Playes of the Chesse, after an engraving by William Caxton, published 1474. From Histoire de La Gravure, published 1880

Old Chinese chess board game historic gold rush town Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada. Stock Photo

RME681X8–Old Chinese chess board game historic gold rush town Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada.

Charles Darrow, American Board Game Inventor Stock Photo

RMHRKRAH–Charles Darrow, American Board Game Inventor

An old engraving of the table game of Cupolette. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. This was a skittle-like game where balls are held in 11 sunken, numbered cups in the centre of the board. A heavier ball, on a swinging arm, is swung by each player, the aim being to dislodge the small balls from their cups. The balls must stay on the board to score points. There was an outdoor version of the game with fixed pins (each with a small hollow at the top containing a marble). Each player threw quoits to try and dislodge the marbles. Stock Photo

RM2T4CBPY–An old engraving of the table game of Cupolette. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. This was a skittle-like game where balls are held in 11 sunken, numbered cups in the centre of the board. A heavier ball, on a swinging arm, is swung by each player, the aim being to dislodge the small balls from their cups. The balls must stay on the board to score points. There was an outdoor version of the game with fixed pins (each with a small hollow at the top containing a marble). Each player threw quoits to try and dislodge the marbles.

RM2AKY7KG–An ancient Hawaiian game called kōnane can be played with small pieces of white coral and dark lava stones on an original gameboard that is a flat lava rock found in the Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on the Big Island of Hawaii in Hawaii, USA. Invented by the early Polynesians who settled the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the game is begun by alternating the white and black pieces in a pattern of shallow holes carved into the flat rock. Two players then take turns hopping over the opponent's pieces to capture them, as in the game of checkers.

RM2JC4JAY–Konane game board, Hawaiian version of Checkers, checkers, game, Puuhonua o Honaunau, National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

RM2CFDXDR–Oldest chess game board, Mohenjo daro, Indus valley civilization Gallery, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia

Round The World with Nellie Bly, Board Game cover, painting by JA Grozier, after HA Mayers, circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2NTT403–Round The World with Nellie Bly, Board Game cover, painting by JA Grozier, after HA Mayers, circa 1890

Larger than life playable chess board, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Stock Photo

RME9MYD7–Larger than life playable chess board, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Bordspel 'Het nieuwe gansebord der constitutie Unigenitus' Een ganzenbordspel met verschillende bijbelse en kerkhistorische taferelen. / Board game 'The new whole board of constitution Unigenitus' - A goose board game with various biblical and church-historical scenes. ca. 1875 Stock Photo

RMW2HFPP–Bordspel 'Het nieuwe gansebord der constitutie Unigenitus' Een ganzenbordspel met verschillende bijbelse en kerkhistorische taferelen. / Board game 'The new whole board of constitution Unigenitus' - A goose board game with various biblical and church-historical scenes. ca. 1875

Illustrated postcard of two Japanese women (o-hana-san), wearing traditional Japanese kimono, kneeling on the floor playing the board game called go, with a floral screen behind them, Japan, 1920. From the New York Public Library. () Stock Photo

RM2AAENKN–Illustrated postcard of two Japanese women (o-hana-san), wearing traditional Japanese kimono, kneeling on the floor playing the board game called go, with a floral screen behind them, Japan, 1920. From the New York Public Library. ()

RMKR0EYD–1950s, historical picture showing passengers and crew on a Union-Castle Steamship playing a game of deck cricket. These ships took cargo, mail, and a variety of different passengers across all classes, across the oceans from England to South Africa and deck games such as these were a popular way of passing the time.

Board game, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston - Yacht. Stock Photo

RM2M98BMN–Board game, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston - Yacht.

Bradenton Florida,Manatee Village historical Park,open-air museum,Wiggins General Store,1903,local heritage,settlement history,education,restored buil Stock Photo

RMGK99WW–Bradenton Florida,Manatee Village historical Park,open-air museum,Wiggins General Store,1903,local heritage,settlement history,education,restored buil

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RMEX70R6–Royal game board , found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. inlay of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli

Dec. 12, 1959 - Best-seller from USA on the Christmas-market The new game ''Scrabble'' which is already a best-seller in the USA is becoming a new hobby for spare time in Germany for all the family. The game consists of a board with 225 fields and of a hundred game-stones. Every stone has one letter of the alphabet printed on one side. You have to put the stones on the table so that you can see the letters clearly. Then each player takes seven stones like a crossword-puzzle you lay a trellis of words. Each letter has now a certain amount of points Stock Photo

RME0RKCA–Dec. 12, 1959 - Best-seller from USA on the Christmas-market The new game ''Scrabble'' which is already a best-seller in the USA is becoming a new hobby for spare time in Germany for all the family. The game consists of a board with 225 fields and of a hundred game-stones. Every stone has one letter of the alphabet printed on one side. You have to put the stones on the table so that you can see the letters clearly. Then each player takes seven stones like a crossword-puzzle you lay a trellis of words. Each letter has now a certain amount of points

Chess player in the 1950s. An elderly man in an comfortable garden chair is playing chess with someone, and makes a move on the chess board. Photo Kristoffersson Ref BE21-9. Sweden 1952 Stock Photo

RMRTGX4J–Chess player in the 1950s. An elderly man in an comfortable garden chair is playing chess with someone, and makes a move on the chess board. Photo Kristoffersson Ref BE21-9. Sweden 1952

Iran/Iraq: An illustration from a Persian monograph on chess, 14th century. Most notable in this illustration are the expressive faces and animated gestures that the players display. The 9th-century historian al-Mas'udi wrote that such 'pleasantry and jests' were customary among chess players in Baghdad at that time. Stock Photo

RM2B00X67–Iran/Iraq: An illustration from a Persian monograph on chess, 14th century. Most notable in this illustration are the expressive faces and animated gestures that the players display. The 9th-century historian al-Mas'udi wrote that such 'pleasantry and jests' were customary among chess players in Baghdad at that time.

Men playing a game of Tric Trac, aka Tables, an early French form of backgammon. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847. Stock Photo

RMMDGK4Y–Men playing a game of Tric Trac, aka Tables, an early French form of backgammon. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Gooses of the Goose game close up Stock Photo

RF2B26JJP–Gooses of the Goose game close up

RMHRKRAJ–Charles Darrow, American Board Game Inventor

An old engraving of the game of Cannonade or Castle bagatelle. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. It comprising a circular wooden board, about 40cms in diameter, with a metal mesh outer ‘fence’. Around the board were eight castles or ‘stations’ (often made of turned ivory) within wire frames. The board also housed a spinning top or ‘teetotem’ and eight clay or ivory balls. Each player in turn would vigorously spin the top, which would then hit and scatter the balls. The aim was to get as many balls as possible housed in their opponents’ perimeter castles. Stock Photo

RM2T4CBPM–An old engraving of the game of Cannonade or Castle bagatelle. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. It comprising a circular wooden board, about 40cms in diameter, with a metal mesh outer ‘fence’. Around the board were eight castles or ‘stations’ (often made of turned ivory) within wire frames. The board also housed a spinning top or ‘teetotem’ and eight clay or ivory balls. Each player in turn would vigorously spin the top, which would then hit and scatter the balls. The aim was to get as many balls as possible housed in their opponents’ perimeter castles.

Traditional board game of Nine Mens Morris played in a re-enactment setting. Below is another old game of Royal Goose. Stock Photo

RMDEF63E–Traditional board game of Nine Mens Morris played in a re-enactment setting. Below is another old game of Royal Goose.

Mafuvha stone game board, Mapungubwe Hill, Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa, Africa Stock Photo

RMDF051F–Mafuvha stone game board, Mapungubwe Hill, Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa, Africa

RM2CFDXDX–Oldest chess game board, Mohenjo daro, Indus valley civilization Gallery, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia

Round The World with Nellie Bly, 19th Century Board Game, playing area, painting by JA Grozier, after HA Mayers, circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2NTT40K–Round The World with Nellie Bly, 19th Century Board Game, playing area, painting by JA Grozier, after HA Mayers, circa 1890

RME9MYDJ–Larger than life playable chess board, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

A game of Senet in ebony and ivory. This is the largest of three such objects found in the tomb. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, page 18.. This game table composed of interlocking pieces. The piece takes the form of a box resting on a base supported by four leonine legs, partially covered with gold leaf and fixed to a sledge. The upper surface is veneered with ivory and is subdivided by means of strips of wood into thirty squares, five of which carry inscriptions. The game of senet was played on this board. There are the same number of squares in ivory on the lower surface of Stock Photo

RMWHAY8M–A game of Senet in ebony and ivory. This is the largest of three such objects found in the tomb. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, page 18.. This game table composed of interlocking pieces. The piece takes the form of a box resting on a base supported by four leonine legs, partially covered with gold leaf and fixed to a sledge. The upper surface is veneered with ivory and is subdivided by means of strips of wood into thirty squares, five of which carry inscriptions. The game of senet was played on this board. There are the same number of squares in ivory on the lower surface of

Vernacular snapshot image of grandfather playing, 1963. Stock Photo

RMKK937W–Vernacular snapshot image of grandfather playing, 1963.

1961, historical, female passengers line-up ready to take part in a running deck game on-board the RMS Windsor Castle mailship on route to the Cape in South Africa. Stock Photo

RMMCK2BX–1961, historical, female passengers line-up ready to take part in a running deck game on-board the RMS Windsor Castle mailship on route to the Cape in South Africa.

Board game box lid, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston. Stock Photo

RM2M98BM5–Board game box lid, The Dockyard, or Table Shipbuilding, by Mrs Alliston.

A board game with a card in the middle of the then kingdom of the Netherlands. Around the game rules. On the outer edge a band with numbered boxes with place names. Some place names accompanied by historical facts. Stock Photo

RMW2G65K–A board game with a card in the middle of the then kingdom of the Netherlands. Around the game rules. On the outer edge a band with numbered boxes with place names. Some place names accompanied by historical facts.

game, board games, chess, tric trac and nine men's morris, woodcut of the Petrarca master, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED Stock Photo

RM2G3E1AD–game, board games, chess, tric trac and nine men's morris, woodcut of the Petrarca master, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED

RMEX70R8–Royal game board , found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. inlay of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli

Feb. 05, 1974 - A New Version of The Game of Chess On An Hexagonal Board Mr. Wladyslav Glinski, a Polish-born Briton, has ate Stock Photo

RME10TT0–Feb. 05, 1974 - A New Version of The Game of Chess On An Hexagonal Board Mr. Wladyslav Glinski, a Polish-born Briton, has ate

Playing games in the 1940s. A man is playing the game Tak-tic, similar to the game Sinking ship. The objective is to to guess where the oponents ship is at and then continue guessing until the ship is sunk. Sweden 1942 Kristoffersson B58-3 Stock Photo

RM2JT10GH–Playing games in the 1940s. A man is playing the game Tak-tic, similar to the game Sinking ship. The objective is to to guess where the oponents ship is at and then continue guessing until the ship is sunk. Sweden 1942 Kristoffersson B58-3

China: Playing chequers at Cuiwei Yuan, originally a Guanyin temple now a teahouse, Guiyang, Guizhou Province. Cuiweiyuan (Cuiwei Park) was originally constructed during the Ming Dynasty somewhere between 1425 and 1435. Guiyang is the capital of China's Guizhou province and is situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. It was first constructed as early as 1283 CE during the Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (順元), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers). Stock Photo

RM2B01HMW–China: Playing chequers at Cuiwei Yuan, originally a Guanyin temple now a teahouse, Guiyang, Guizhou Province. Cuiweiyuan (Cuiwei Park) was originally constructed during the Ming Dynasty somewhere between 1425 and 1435. Guiyang is the capital of China's Guizhou province and is situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. It was first constructed as early as 1283 CE during the Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (順元), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers).

Akbar plays pachisi or chaupur with live pieces at Fatehpur Sikri in 1575. A game played on a cross chess-board by two opponents whose object is to get all the men into the centre of the cross first, Akbar liked to play the game with slave girls from his court as pieces. Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad, 1542 - 1605, aka Akbar I or Akbar the Great. Third Mughal emperor. After the painting by Ambrose Dudley, (1867 - 1951). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. Stock Photo

RMJP6YC9–Akbar plays pachisi or chaupur with live pieces at Fatehpur Sikri in 1575. A game played on a cross chess-board by two opponents whose object is to get all the men into the centre of the cross first, Akbar liked to play the game with slave girls from his court as pieces. Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad, 1542 - 1605, aka Akbar I or Akbar the Great. Third Mughal emperor. After the painting by Ambrose Dudley, (1867 - 1951). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

RMMKR4AK–Navigator on board Bomber

The board game Dallas, based on the popular American soap opera. September 1980. Stock Photo

RMEKP659–The board game Dallas, based on the popular American soap opera. September 1980.

An old engraving of the game of ‘Pope Joan’. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. Pope Joan or Pope, a once popular Victorian game, is an English game derived from the French one of Matrimony and Comete. A circular board has eight compartments labelled Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Game, Pope (9), Matrimony (king and queen) and Intrigue (queen and jack). Each player receives counters/chips and the cards are an ordinary pack – minus the 8 of diamonds. In turn players lay down ever-increasing card values. The aim is to gain counters and use up cards before anyone else. Stock Photo

RM2T4CBWN–An old engraving of the game of ‘Pope Joan’. It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. Pope Joan or Pope, a once popular Victorian game, is an English game derived from the French one of Matrimony and Comete. A circular board has eight compartments labelled Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Game, Pope (9), Matrimony (king and queen) and Intrigue (queen and jack). Each player receives counters/chips and the cards are an ordinary pack – minus the 8 of diamonds. In turn players lay down ever-increasing card values. The aim is to gain counters and use up cards before anyone else.

RMP7RNEM–Part of gaming board for 'hneftalfl', a game of siege already popular in the Viking Age. Chessmen of baked clay, 15th century. Dice made of walrus tusk, wooden chessman (King). Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

RMDF051T–Mafuvha stone game board, Mapungubwe Hill, Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa, Africa

RM2CFDW9T–Oldest chess game board, Mohenjo daro, Indus valley civilization Gallery, National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia

Édouard Vuillard, At the Board Game, (La partie de dames), painting in oil on wood, 1902 Stock Photo

RM2PFFG47–Édouard Vuillard, At the Board Game, (La partie de dames), painting in oil on wood, 1902

An old game of Clue, at the Lane County Historical Museum in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Stock Photo

RMPA56AT–An old game of Clue, at the Lane County Historical Museum in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Nine Men's Morris Game Board Stock Photo

RFC41PNX–Nine Men's Morris Game Board

A male and female student sit on opposite sides of a grid board engaged in a game of Go, an old Asian strategy game, with white and black stones arranged on the grid, 1970. Stock Photo

RMK323DF–A male and female student sit on opposite sides of a grid board engaged in a game of Go, an old Asian strategy game, with white and black stones arranged on the grid, 1970.

1950s, historical, on board the union-castle steamship 'Kenya', a lady passenger in her swimsuit outside on the ship's wooden deck playing a throwing game over a net. Stock Photo

RMR9A4K0–1950s, historical, on board the union-castle steamship 'Kenya', a lady passenger in her swimsuit outside on the ship's wooden deck playing a throwing game over a net.

Board game, Up to Klondyke - based on the Klondike Gold Rush, Yukon, Canada. Stock Photo

RM2M99FMD–Board game, Up to Klondyke - based on the Klondike Gold Rush, Yukon, Canada.

Historical circus board game from Netherlands ca. late 19th century or early 20th century Stock Photo

RMW2G5RW–Historical circus board game from Netherlands ca. late 19th century or early 20th century

game, board games, chess, chess tournament of the pupils in the school at Stroebeck, Halberstadt, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED Stock Photo

RM2G3E1AK–game, board games, chess, chess tournament of the pupils in the school at Stroebeck, Halberstadt, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED

RMEX70R3–Royal game board , found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. inlay of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli

May 05, 1970 - Gaming board inspectorates training school at Leyton High road: A course for 21 gaming inspectors is now in progress at Leyton, East London. The object of the inspectors is to ensure that all regulations regarding gaming are observed in the Gaming Act. The inspectorsare undergoing a 15 week course studying ''Black Jack'' ''Roulette'' and ''Crapa'' etc. Photo shows a game of ''Roulette'' in progress by inspectors on right the ''Croupier'' is Mr. Paul Horne who was former club croupier. Stock Photo

RME0YH1B–May 05, 1970 - Gaming board inspectorates training school at Leyton High road: A course for 21 gaming inspectors is now in progress at Leyton, East London. The object of the inspectors is to ensure that all regulations regarding gaming are observed in the Gaming Act. The inspectorsare undergoing a 15 week course studying ''Black Jack'' ''Roulette'' and ''Crapa'' etc. Photo shows a game of ''Roulette'' in progress by inspectors on right the ''Croupier'' is Mr. Paul Horne who was former club croupier.

Old board game 'Cossacks'. Engraving of the 19th century. Stock Photo

RM2EA9NY3–Old board game 'Cossacks'. Engraving of the 19th century.

RM2B01HMR–China: Playing chequers at Cuiwei Yuan, originally a Guanyin temple now a teahouse, Guiyang, Guizhou Province. Cuiweiyuan (Cuiwei Park) was originally constructed during the Ming Dynasty somewhere between 1425 and 1435. Guiyang is the capital of China's Guizhou province and is situated on the east of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. It was first constructed as early as 1283 CE during the Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (順元), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers).

On-board entertainment aboard the ocean liner 'Arandora Star' during a cruise on the English Channel. Stock Photo

RMTA3CCN–On-board entertainment aboard the ocean liner 'Arandora Star' during a cruise on the English Channel.

A replica of a roman board game with glass playing pieces. Stock Photo

RFP5F6WX–A replica of a roman board game with glass playing pieces.

Inside of historical snakes and ladders board game with Indian themed illustrations Stock Photo

RM2BHHE8G–Inside of historical snakes and ladders board game with Indian themed illustrations

An old engraving of the hexagonal board game of Agon – showing the pieces on the board at the start (left) and at the end of the game (right). It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. Agon is similar to draughts, played on a hexagonal board. Also known as ‘Queen's Guards’ or ‘Royal Guards’, it may have originated in France. It was first published in the UK the 1840s. Played by two players, each has 7 pieces (a Queen and 6 guards). The aim is to be first to move the Queen from the edge of the board to the central point and surround her with all 6 guards. Stock Photo

RM2WJT575–An old engraving of the hexagonal board game of Agon – showing the pieces on the board at the start (left) and at the end of the game (right). It is from Victorian book of the 1890s on sports, games and pastimes. Agon is similar to draughts, played on a hexagonal board. Also known as ‘Queen's Guards’ or ‘Royal Guards’, it may have originated in France. It was first published in the UK the 1840s. Played by two players, each has 7 pieces (a Queen and 6 guards). The aim is to be first to move the Queen from the edge of the board to the central point and surround her with all 6 guards.

RMBMWTJH–A Game of Chess

Petts Wood fete in Kent . A darts game . 1937 . Stock Photo

RM2BW94C5–Petts Wood fete in Kent . A darts game . 1937 .

Boardgame about the Patriots, 1793, Anonymous Stock Photo

RMRYCHKA–Boardgame about the Patriots, 1793, Anonymous

Wonderful Game of Oz - Board 1921 Stock Photo

RM2EB16TY–Wonderful Game of Oz - Board 1921

Wiener Schachmeisterschaft 1938 Stock Photo

RMFXEF6R–Wiener Schachmeisterschaft 1938

Draughts board or Checkers board with light and dark pieces close up Stock Photo

RF2B26JRR–Draughts board or Checkers board with light and dark pieces close up

Grandmother in a blue dress sitting upright and playing with a marble board game during a party, while her granddaughter looks on, 1963. Stock Photo

RMKK937P–Grandmother in a blue dress sitting upright and playing with a marble board game during a party, while her granddaughter looks on, 1963.

1950s, historical, passengers on a steamship, some holding long poles, playing a deck game, shuffle-board, other travellers sitting in little covered shelters watching the play. At the side of the deck, passengers lying in wooden lounger chairs with cunard embrodied chair blankets. Stock Photo

RM2JPT874–1950s, historical, passengers on a steamship, some holding long poles, playing a deck game, shuffle-board, other travellers sitting in little covered shelters watching the play. At the side of the deck, passengers lying in wooden lounger chairs with cunard embrodied chair blankets.

Two men playing a board game on a beach in Tobago, West Indies. Stock Photo

RM2M989PN–Two men playing a board game on a beach in Tobago, West Indies.

Congklak, a traditional game that uses a wooden board with 14 to 16 round holes Stock Photo

RF2JH29B1–Congklak, a traditional game that uses a wooden board with 14 to 16 round holes

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