In the Libro de los juegos there are fifteen variants of this game and it is drawn in various medieval paintings and codes. Tables is one of the medieval versions of the Roman Tabula. The game symbolizes the confrontation between two strongly different sides: the opponents are confronted with unequal weapons, according to unequal rules, so the players have a different set of pieces, movement and goals. Tablut derived from the Viking game Hnefatafl and it was played in Northern Europe during medieval times it is also known as Linnaeus. The aim of the game is different for the two players, like a hunting simulation. This game descends from the ancient Nordic game called Halatafl, derived itself from Hnefatafl, and was mentioned in the Libro de los juegos as De Cercar the Liebre. It is played with nine pieces, in fact in the Libro de los juegos it was named Alqueque de Nueve. It is the most recorded game among those engraved on the stones of medieval monuments, especially in sentry posts and in church cloisters. Mill is basically a medieval version of the Roman game Tria: the modern Nine Men’s Morris. There are versions in crossed lines and also boxes, but not a circular version. ![]() In the Libro de los juegos this game was named: Alqueque de Tres. This is a medieval version of Terni Lapilli and also an ancestor of the modern Tic-Tac-Toe. It can be considered an ancestor of draughts. The rules were acquired from the Libro de los juegos commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile in the thirteenth century. According to archaeological findings, it dates back at least to the time of Pharaoh Ramses I, but was introduced to Spain during Muslim rule and then Alquerque spread s to other European countries.
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