James Masters

• A History of Cribbage -- By James Masters, on the Traditional Games page (more)
• James Masters' page about the Alquerques Family -- This talks briefly about Alquerques, as well as related games such as Fanarona and Draughts. (more)
• Rounders at Traditional Games -- (more)
• Pall Mall at Traditional Games -- A good look at the known history of the game, during and after period. (more)
• Stoolball at Traditional Games -- (more)
• Skittles on Traditional Games -- Gives a good deal of history, and information about regional variations in Britain. (more)
• History of Battledore and Shuttlecock -- A brief discussion on Traditional Games. (more)
• Traditional Game Rules -- James Masters' site, some of which is indexed by game here. Some of this is period, but not all. (more)
• Cricket on Traditional Games -- (more)
• Pachisi on Traditional Games -- (more)
• Tennis at Traditional Games -- (more)
• Ringing the Bull at Traditional Games -- (more)
• Shove Ha'penny at Traditional Games -- Has some nice pictures of boards, and an extensive Glossary. (more)
• Mancala on Traditional Games -- An overview, describing the variety of the games. (more)
• History of Quoits at Traditional Games -- Goes into some detail about the regional variations in Britain. (more)
• History of Bowls at Traditional Games -- Much of this is post-period, but it's useful to understand how the family is related. (more)
• Billiards on Traditional Games -- A quick but good overview of the evolution of this family of games. (more)
• History of Backgammon on Traditional Games -- Brief outline of the history of Tables games. (more)
• Nine and Three Men's Morris on Traditional Games -- Has some nice pictures. (more)
• James Masters' History of Chess -- A quick overview of where the various subfamilies fit in. (more)