Keywords: Bodleian Libraries, Rules and directions for playing the Historical pastime or new game of the History of England 162.jpg Game entitled Rules and directions for playing the Historical pastime or new game of the History of England; This game comprehends one hundred and thirty two of the principal circumstances in the History of England commencing with the Battle of Hastings and ending with George the Fourth with appropriate fines or rewards to most of the subjects It is played with a tetotum numbered from 1 to 8 Each player proceeds in the game according to the number he turns and receives the reward or pays the fine appointed There are likewise twelve letters one of which each player must draw; and he who draws the earliest in the alphabet takes the privilege of turning first and the others in rotation Each player must place his letter on the circumstance to which he turns to show his situation in the game If any player turns to that subject on which another has his letter he takes that place and the other moves one forward except at the Holy Lane where as many may be placed as chance may send Each player advances in the game by adding the figure that he turns to the number on which his letter stands Any number of persons may play; and he who arrives first at the Treasury wins the game takes the stakes and all forfeits that remain No 1 Battle of Hastings - pay one to the King No 2 William the Conqueror Take all fines that have been paid to him No 3 Doom's-day book - where every player must enter before he can proceed etc ; Historical pastime or new game of the History of England; Image 5 booklet 24p ; 165 x 105 mm exhibition history Allegro identifier 20030930/17 45 05 jl object history object type Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-100 cc-by-4 0 place of creation London England E Wallis place of discovery http //digital bodleian ox ac uk/inquire/p//1422e4df-dbeb-4904-a576-1f017cb427c0 Digital Bodleian Template John Johnson Rules and directions for playing the Historical pastime or new game of the History of England Uploaded with GWToolset Bodleian Libraries Rules and directions for playing the Historical pastime or new game of the History of England_162 http //iiif bodleian ox ac uk/iiif/image/c2acae27-b077-4a30-92fb-8953118323a7/full/ 1000 1000/0/default jpg Files uploaded by the Bodleian Libraries' Wikimedian In Residence Board game rules History of Great Britain |