Puzzles from lithography brothers Vdovicheva (St. Petersburg, 1830) | Photo: sanktpeterburg.bezformata.ru.
In the nineteenth century, ladies and gentlemen amused not only by the balls and hunting. Popularity at the time, had Board games. Fun chosen to suit every taste. Many of the games have successfully migrated from one century to another, only the names have changed a little. The mysterious “pusele” was nothing more than puzzles and sea battle was called the air.
“Pusele”
Puzzles in pre-revolutionary Russia. | Photo: kanzoboz.ru.
The puzzles have gained popularity only in the 1990-ies, since the Soviet Union did not release such a game. But in the Russian Empire, the folding of the fragments into one picture was extremely popular. That’s just folded, not puzzles, and pusela. This word was pronounced in the German manner: “puzel”.
“Dogfight”
The game “dogfight” in the case, in 1910. | Photo: smssend-rock.blogspot.ru.
Who not only played in “battleship”, when traveling by rail. In pre-revolutionary Russia it is possible to find an analogue of this fun, but under the name “Air combat”. The velvet set-box was a color box and cast chips.
Color box game “dogfight”. | Photo: smssend-rock.blogspot.ru.
“A trip on the Nikolaev railway”
The game “Journey on the Nikolaev railway”, 1857. | Photo: img-fotki.yandex.ru.
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The aim of the game: as soon as possible “to travel” by rail from point “A” to point “B”, in turn throwing the dice. The role of the chips was performed in a small cast locomotives.
“Wolf and sheep”
Board game “Wolf and sheep”, 1884. | Photo: i2.wp.com/img11.nnm.ru.
In the game “Wolf and sheep” attended by four people. The task of playing for the Wolf: to get around a dog kennel, and eat sheep. The rest of the Guard Dogs & Sheep have to stop the predator. If the Wolf out of moves – he lost. The sheep are safe.
“The game of the goose”
Board game “the goose”. | Photo: cs315230.vk.me
The name of the Board game “To jib” means that the players must move around the cells to each other, i.e., in single file. Besides, on the playing field shows the geese that match the theme of the game. Standard rules: first one to get to the field under the number “36” wins.
Board game “the goose”.| Photo: ic.pics.livejournal.com.
