[24], The Romans played a derivation of 'petteia' called 'latrunculin' or Ludus latrunculorum (the soldiers' game or the bandits' game). Board wargames such as Squad Leader, Tactics and Europa developed extremely complex and realistic rules. [70] A series of board games were developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land and the development of that land. Evidence of this game has been found in 5th century BCE remains in India. It may have originated in ancient Rome, but was certainly popular in the 17th century. It is also mentioned in Book XVII of the Analects of Confucius[45] and in two of the books of Mencius[46] (c. 3rd century BC[45]). Among them are Kriegspiel, Capablanca Chess, Alice Chess, Circular chess, Three-dimensional chess, Hexagonal Chess, Chess with different armies, and Bobby Fischer's Chess960. According to Plato, they are all Egyptian in origin. Paris Gamblers: Gaming in 18th-Century France | Getty Iris The name 'petteia' seems to be a generic term for board game and refers to various games. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Have held several positions in long term and intermediate care, acute care and home health with much of this experience in leadership roles. These team sports were spread worldwide by the influence of the British empire. If played outside, you need something to denote the four corners such as bean bags or chairs. Blind Man's Bluff (4-12 PLAYERS) One player is blindfolded. Games were important as cultural and social bonding events, as teaching tools and as markers of social status. Various games in the Tables family were also quite popular and are known as ifranjiah in Arabic (meaning "Frankish") and as Nard in Iran. Board game with inlays of ivory, rock crystal and glass paste, covered with gold and silver leaf, on a wooden base (Knossos, New Palace period 16001500 BCE, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete). Page 88. Others have credited the invention of the game to Dnyaneshwar (known also as Dnyandev), a Marathi saint who lived during the 13 th century AD. Cricket can be traced back to Tudor times in early 16th-century England and the modern rules of association football and rugby football are based on mid-19th century rules made to standardise the football games played by English public schools. Italian Sancai Bowl depicting a card game, Mid 15th Century, 'Game of Skittles', copy of 1660-68 painting by Pieter de Hooch in the Saint Louis Art Museum. The first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, was released in 1972.[87][88]. A U.S. patent was granted in 1904 but in the autumn of 1902 an article describing the game was published in. The extinct Chinese board game liubo was invented no later than the middle of the 1st millennium BCE, and was popular during the Warring States period (476 BCE 221 BCE) and the Han dynasty (202 BCE 220 CE).