What games did people play in medieval times?

Answer 1

Games; Chess Tables - Backgammon Nine Men's Morris Alquerques - A classic period strategy game, an ancestor of Checkers Fox & Geese - a game of strategy The Philosophers Game - a game of strategy and numbers Shovelboard - the ancestor of shuffleboard Knucklebones - Early game of dice Hazard - an ancestor of Craps Archery - Archery contests were especially popular Bowls Colf - the ancestor of Golf Gameball - a simple football game Hammer-throwing Hurling or Shinty - a similar game to hockey Horseshoes - throwing horseshoes at a target Quarter-staff contests Skittles - an ancestor of modern ten-pin Bowling Stoolball - an ancestor of Cricket Wrestling Toys; Rattles Dolls Wooden swords Puzzles

Answer 2

Middle Ages had a number of games they played. Chess was very popular and a source for gambling. They had a simpler chess game played with dice as well as the traditional game. All ranks of society played the game

Some games played included bowling, prisoner's base, blind man's bluff, checkers, backgammon, wrestling, tennis and handball. Knights would use training in games performing gymnastics and running foot races.

Cockfights took place and so did bullbaiting. Most adults used drinking as recreation. At harvest time villagers would bob for apples and go on hunts. Christmas games included "king of the Bean" where a small bean would be baked inside a bread or cake and the one who found the bean was crowned king of the dinner.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

these are the games: stool ball, chess, colf, and many many more!

Answer 5

Blind's man bluff is a medieval game, they played with dolls, balls, hobby horses, etc as well. Even babies had rattles.

Answer 6

Poor people had little time for games. They did archery, wrestling, horseshoes, skittles (similar to bowling) or races on foot. The rich might play games of dice, cards, or chess.