Tables

Tables is a generic name given to a class of board games similar to Backgammon. During the 16th century the name Tables was sometimes also used to describe chess.

Games in the Tables family include,

• Irish[?], popular 17th century British game.
• Astronomical Tables[?], 13th century, 7-sided game.
• Dublets[?]
• Imperator[?], game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
• El Mundo[?], four player game described in the Alfonso X manuscript
• Six, Deuce, and Ace[?], game described in the Alfonso X manuscript.
• Ticktack[?]
• Trictrac[?], a more complicated game similar to ticktack, believed to be french.
• Brädspel[?]

Games that it is thought may be in the Tables family,

• t'shu-p'u[?], chinese game.
• wu-sho[?], chinese game.
• thshan-han[?], chinese game.
• po-lo-sai-hi[?], chinese game.
• shwan-liu[?], chinese game.
• Nard, 8th century arab game.
• Tabula, a. 7th c. Roman game.
• Tablisti[?], greek game.