{"product_id":"ancient-and-medieval-board-and-john-mckie-9781914965296","title":"Ancient and Medieval Board and Table Games: Fun, tactical skills, spirituality and gambling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese games come from a wide range of cultures.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some are still played today and are sometimes quite popular. Others have long been forgotten despite being played for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany include both strategy skills and chance, such as Senet and the Royal Game of Ur. Others are battle games like Chess and Hnefatafl, based entirely on strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGames based on chance were in many cases used for gambling, often by people out to seek a fortune. Winning was thought to be due to divine intervention, and many players believed the Gods were on their side!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McKie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914965299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914965296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mirador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"John McKie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302423294207,"sku":"9781914965296","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18437489-b1c5-46e6-95da-15b3d9a3bfe4.jpg?v=1695161498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-and-medieval-board-and-john-mckie-9781914965296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}