Historical games / Medieval
Rithmomachia
Medieval math nerds had a board game
Arithmetic, ratios, philosophy, and competitive violence against your opponent's number tokens.
Question
Can I build a set, learn the system, and find out whether the Philosophers' Game is actually fun?
Materials
Method
Observations
Result
Uncertainty
References
Next
- Build a set, learn the system, and document both the game and the math behind it.