Lower Class Games In Medieval Europe

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Intro: Medieval Europe had many great games that we still use today. Some of the lower class games were Stickball, Horseshoes, and Gameball. Some of the upper class games were Chess, and Backgammon. We still play most of these games today even if they are a different name for example Gameball is an early version of American Football. And Stickball is a version of cricket or baseball.

Chess
Chess was a game made to represent the politics of Ancient Civilizations. You could win by capturing the other teams Queen.
Each type of pawn moved in a different way and represented different classes. The paws in the front represented the peasants. The horses represent the knights. These are just some of the examples. Many kings played this for some even …show more content…

You played it on a checkered board just like you do now. One difference from the original to how we play it now is that before the peasants couldn't move two on their first move or capture any other pawns.
Mostly Chess was a game for upper class only, but Lower class could sometimes get a chance to play it. Chess was one of the most popular games amongst upper class men and women.
At some larger festivals kings played chess with real humans. Lower class citizens dressed up as each of the roles the pawns represented and played on a large checkered ground. The king would go against either another king or queen or someone else in the higher political system of that city-state.
Chess was usually not played with money betting but sometimes was used between individuals to make decisions or trades and agreements.
Checkers
Checkers was designed to be a simpler versions of chess and was also available to many more lower class citizens because of its simpler pieces. Not many richer people played it and was much easier to learn and play. All the pieces moved the same diagonal pattern and you could win by capturing all of your opponent's …show more content…

Many people loved it because in medieval europe they used large horseshoes that weighed around 20 pounds and it builded muscle to throw them. Many kids used smaller horseshoe so they could still play the game. It was played in many schools as a recreation game during recess. It was created very strangely. A Horseman threw one of his horseshoes down and it hooked around a stake in the ground used for tying horses. He tried again and again to try and make it from different lengths thus creating the game. He had no intention of making it a game until one of his sons came home that evening to see his father throwing horseshoes at a post he asked what his father was doing and then his father taught him how to play. His son told other people. As it spread it was played different ways too that is how the two player version was created. Many other versions are believed to be made but the only one known by americans is the two player version. There is also many stories on how it was created but this one is the most recurring version. Now we have versions made of plastic so you can throw it easier and there are different size horseshoes for different difficulties. Going back to medieval Europe it was played like this: Each player used the same stick instead of each one having their own. They would start at around 3 feet and go up half a foot every turn. They repeated this until someone missed or in

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