Games tube

This set is a luxury portable games chest. It includes at least 5 medieval games.

• A chess set: a copy of the set found at Noyon and dated to the 12th century. Its board is embossed in the centre of the piece of leather. The pieces are hand-carved in wood, the white ones in boxwood and the black ones in ebony.
• A draughts set: it is played on the same board as chess (draughts was formerly played on a 64-square board). The white men are white horn, the black men black horn.
• An alquerque: its board is embossed on the left part of the piece of leather. The white men are white horn, the black men black horn.
• A nine men’s morris: its board is embossed on the right part of the piece of leather. The white men are white horn, the black men black horn.
• Dice games: 6 sets of 6 dice carved in 6 different species of wood are included. With their 6 watertight boiled-leather cups, you are free to play any games you like, with or without drinks…

Each set of pieces is stored in its own pouch. The games board, of embossed leather dyed red, rolls up into a tube holding the pouches and cups. Once the ends are closed and strapped, the set takes the form of a small cylinder that is easy to carry.