Captain's Mistress Games

Wooden version of 4 In a Row or Connect 4.
A kind of vertical tic-tac-toe, this wood version has 42 pieces made of light (21) and dark (21) colored wood. This is a great tavern game and not just for those sea-worthy types!!.

$35.00 each (small: 7-5/8" x 5-1/4" x 2")
$60.00 each (large: 11-1/4" x 9" x 2-5/8")

History on the Captain's Mistress Game:  There is a persistent legend that on this three major voyages, Captain Cook used this game nightly to relax with his fellow shipmates... naturalist Sir Joseph Banks and botanist Daniel Solander. Cook spent so much time playing the game, it came to be known as The Captain's Mistress Game. The object of the game is simple, yet the strategies are endless. Players try to line up four of their hardwood "rounds" in a row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. the cabinet is beautifully made, with brass fittings, burlwood inlay on top, mitered joints and a lustrous, stained finish. At game's end, pull the bottom retaining "gangplank" and the hardwood "rounds" drop back into the cabinet.

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16th Century French Playing Cards

This is a reproduction of a deck dated to 1567 that is based on a set of face cards by Pierre Marechal of Rouen, France. The cards of Rouen are significant because many were produced for export to Britain. English merchants are even said to have bought them for re-export to other countries. In 1628 England banned the importation of cards, and English printers have been shown to have used Rouen face cards as inspiration for their own cruder, more stylized decks which have become the standard motifs still used in many modern decks. This a full 52-card deck without jokers (Jokers were not added until the 19th century.) The backs are blank as was most common on early cards.

$7.50 each deck

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18th Century English Playing Cardss

A reproduction of an English deck, circa 1750. One source attributes them to an undocumented printer "Bamford of London" but the initials “HC” on the King of Hearts suggest that the printing blocks may have been originally produced by someone else. Playing cards were printed in England as early as the 1400’s, but the earliest surviving English decks date only to the 1600’s and no colored examples of English face cards have survived that date prior to the 1700’s. The classic style of this deck makes it a good representative of decks used in both Britain and the U.S.A. from the early 18th century up to the late 19th century. Although jokers were not used until the 1800's, we have included jokers inspired by the face cards for games that require them. Appropriate for Re-enactors from Restoration England to American Civil War.

$7.50 each deck

Small Wooden Traveling Cribbage Set

Small wooden traveling cribbage board, the end of the box swings open to store the cards and pegs inside for a complete compact game set. The pegs are made of bone and the deck is a colonial deck of playing cards (no backs and no numbers appear on the faces).

$26.00 each set

Unique Limited Cribbage Board Set

A copy of a early family heirloom with cribbage running around the outside and a game of fox & geese in the middle. Comes with bone cribbage board pegs (as well as metal pegs), dark and red glass marbles, and a small leaflet with various and numerous games that can be played on this unique and beautiful cribbage board combo.

$85.00 each set

Game Counters
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$5.00 set of 4 coins

$5.00 each fish (bone or horn)

Put & Take
A centuries-old variation on dicing, also called a "Teetotum," or "Ante-up" the players each ante a coin, or two, then take turns spinning the top. The side that lands facing up tells you if must "put" more into the pot, or if you can "take" coins from it. This one is an 8-sided style, molded in resin to simulate bone. Similar tops are used for "pirate" games like "Morgan's Revenge" Approximately 1-3/8 inches tall.
 $7.50 each

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Shut-the-Box
Roll the dice and lay down any numerical combination of tiles that match your roll. Just keep on rolling until you can no longer match your roll on the remaining tiles. The lowest score wins the game. If you lay down all the tiles, then you've "shut the box." Either size can be played with any number of players. It is sure to bring the old century charm to your home, game, or boat! This game also makes a fun, yet educational way to teach children their numbers and recognizing the number as well as some math (dots on the dice to the arabic number, etc).
 

$16.00 each (small: This wood and smaller version has 10 numbers (& comes with large horn dice). The smaller version is perfect size for traveling. Size: Approximately 6 x 9 inches.)
$25.00 each (large: This wood version with a felt playing surface has 12 numbers (& comes with large bone dice). The larger version allows more numerical combinations into play. Size: 13.5 x 9.125 inches.)

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Colored Stick Pencils

Offered is one dozen little sticks made into a set of colored pencils. No two pencils are alike, but sometimes some of the colors are similar. Each pencil is approximately 3-1/2 inches long and bundled into a set of twelve. These are great for young children in camp and help to keep the "modern crayons" out of site.

$6.00 each set