A New Parlor Game, adapted to Illustrate the Action of Troops in the Field During a Campaign.

摘要

4394. Cummins, R. March 1. War games.-A board is constructed, as shown in Fig. 1, to represent a number of intersecting roads, towns, and impassible country, and is divided into two parts by a river A B or other frontier line. Spaces at opposite corners are marked to represent the capitals of the two countries. Pieces representing infantry, cavalry, and sometimes artillery are placed upon the board, and are movable according to certain rules. Each player is also provided with counters representing war funds, and flags may be used to indicate the capture of towns &c. When opposing pieces have reached positions in which they are supposed to commence a battle, or attack a city, the result of the engagement is determined by throwing dice, and payments are made thereon.