Educate, but Criminalize? Dice in Medieval Spain
The Libro de los Juegos, completed in 1283 for Alfonso X, included several dice games, despite their illegal status. Let’s learn a few!
Tavern games, or bar games, are a subset of gambling games. They usually had extremely simple rules, so that inebriation didn’t exclude you from play.
The Libro de los Juegos, completed in 1283 for Alfonso X, included several dice games, despite their illegal status. Let’s learn a few!