The leaping game of old Spain: twelve pieces a side on a lattice of twenty-five points, where a capture offered must be taken and a leap begun must be finished — the great invention that later grew into draughts. Alquerque survives complete in the Book of Games of King Alfonso X of Castile, finished at Seville in 1283 — one of the oldest complete rule-sets for any board game in Europe — and this pack plays Alfonso's game as he printed it. Inside are three pages: a full-page printable board, a history card, and the complete rules on one card — just add twelve counters a side in two colours. Play it free online in the Games Room, or print it at home on US Letter paper. From the School of Evershade.
The leaping game of old Spain: twelve pieces a side on a lattice of twenty-five points, where a capture offered must be taken and a leap begun must be finished — the great invention that later grew into draughts. Alquerque survives complete in the Book of Games of King Alfonso X of Castile, finished at Seville in 1283 — one of the oldest complete rule-sets for any board game in Europe — and this pack plays Alfonso's game as he printed it. Inside are three pages: a full-page printable board, a history card, and the complete rules on one card — just add twelve counters a side in two colours. Play it free online in the Games Room, or print it at home on US Letter paper. From the School of Evershade.
