Rare (not) Solitaire Boards 4

[crashbelt]

Here is a set of Victorian marble game boards from my collection, but this time they are not solitaire boards but other rare types of marble games from the 1850-1880 period.

Upper left is a Jaques' Royal Garrison Game board, a larger variant of German Tactics. It is set up with 50 'men' and 3 'officers'. The mica marbles are not original to the board, but are consistent with an image I have seen of an all original board with micas.

The little board on the lower left is the Star Puzzle, again I believe made by Jaques. Non-original marbles.

On the right are two Nine Mens Morris (also known as Merelles or The Mill) boards, set up as they would should be with two opposing sets of 9 marbles. These too are not original marbles to the boards. The larger one came with a few dyed agates which could well be original to the board, but too few to make up the numbers so I have put some swirls and onions on the board.

Thanks to the Marble Connection for the opportunity to share images of my boards with German marbles with your community of mib-enthusiasts!

[I'llhavethat1]

That's a nice collection of boards (and marbles)!  Thanks for sharing your photo's.

[Chad G.]

Ver nice indeed David !!  A couple board games I didn't have for my folder, "Thanks for sharing"