 Tables board from the Mary Rose | |
| Other names | The English Game, English, the Long Game |
|---|---|
| Genres | Board game Race game Dice game |
| Players | 2 |
| Movement | contrary |
| Chance | Medium (dice rolling) |
| Skills | Strategy, tactics, counting, probability |
| Related games: Backgammon, Emperador, Irish | |
Ludus Anglicorum, also called the English Game, is an historical English tables game for two players using a board similar to that used today for Backgammon and other games. It is a "strategic game for serious game-players" and was well known in the Middle Ages.[1] At one time it was considered the most popular tables game in England.[2]
- ^ Lewins (2021), Tabula at Rumwoldstowp. 28.
- ^ Forgeng and McLean (2009), p. 224.