Medieval Games (Rules & Materials)

For this assignment, we are to find 10-12 games. It's not just any type of games. It's the games people would play back then in the middle ages or in the medieval times. We are to find the name of the game, rules, and the materials of it. 

Medieval Games:

Prisoner's Base(Chevy Chase):

Materials for playing this game:

• a minimum of ten players or more
• chalk
• a large cement area

The rules to this game was that there are suppose to be two teams divided equally. Each team uses a chalk to draw a large square in their side and pretends that the square in the cell. One person from each team will be chosen as a prisoner meaning they will be stuck in the cell of the opposing team. People from opposing teams would try to go to the cell and release the prisoner. If you get caught by the opposite team(tagged by them), you are also stuck in the cell.

Archery:

Materials for playing this game:

• bows
• arrows

The rule for playing this game was that participants or joiners who wants to play this game will get a set of arrows and a bow and try to aim at the target. The closer they get to the target, the more points the archer or person gets. This game could been played by anyone even the lower class people.

Quoits(Ring Toss):

Materials for this game:

• rope rings 
• wooden pole for the base

To play this game, the wooden pole would be put as a base and participants would come up and get some rope rings to throw into the pole. If they got it in the pole, they would win.

Queek:

Materials for this game:

• large checkered cloth or a chessboard
• pebbles or marbles

The rules for this game was similar to heads and tails. The people that wanted to play queek throws the pebbles or marbles but before they do they either say black or white so when they throw it they see where the pebble lands. If it lands on what you said, you win. 

Stick Combat:

Materials for this game:

• sticks
• people
• blindfolds
• animals
• rope

The rules for this game was that there would be two people blindfolded and try to hit each other or fight with a stick. They also had animals to hit like gooses or pigs.

Blind Man's Bluff:

Materials for this game:

• people
• blindfold

The rules for playing this game is someone is going to be blindfolded and basically try to go around and tag people who is playing too. The last person who got tagged is it for the next round of the game.

Marbles:

Materials for this game:

• marbles
• people
• a target (hole or wall)

The rules for this game is the people playing will get a equal amount of marbles and throw it at the target which could either be a hole or wall.


Tug o War:

Materials for this game:

• long rope
• hazard (mud, water, etc.)
• gloves

The rule for this game is that there are teams of two and one team goes on each side and try to pull them into the hazard, which will be placed in the middle of the rope. In case, your hands hurt you could also use gloves to protect your hands. The winner is picked by whoever falls in the hazard first. 

Tic Tac Toe:

Materials for this game:

• grid (3x3)
• pencil or chalk

To play this game , it is exactly the same as tic tac toe today. X is the person who goes first and O goes next after X. You each take turns. The first person who gets X three times in a row vertically or horizontally wins. The winner gets to be X for the next round.

Wrestling:

Materials for this game:

• yourself 
• opponent to wrestle

Rules for this game is you basically hand to hand and try to fight and whoever goes on the ground first wins. Back then this game was made for the entertainment when having a feast.

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