Solitaire is a game most of us have played at some time and it still remains a popular favourite - here we have versions of this game made with beautiful wooden boards and eye-catching pieces.
Solitaire isn't a game at all really - it's a puzzle which has baffled the best of minds for centuries. It was first invented by a French nobleman in the Bastille to while away the hours.
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The popular modern game of Solitaire is played on a Fox and Geese board. The game was supposedly invented by a French count who was incarcerated in prison (there are references in French sources back to 1697) and is really a puzzle more than a game.
Solitaire was brought to England in the eighteenth century. You start with all the pegs (or balls) in the holes except the middle hole. Then each turn you hop one peg over another orthogonally but not diagonally. The piece hopped over is taken and removed from the board. The objective is to be left with a single peg in the middle.
Similar games to Solitaire are found in Southern Asia but these are not of the Tafl group being descended from a separate source. Two examples are Cows and Leopards from Ceylon and Tigers and Goats, the National Game of Nepal.
House of Marbles Standard Solitaire
A beautiful Solitaire game including a set of glass marbles and a round wooden board of high quality. A great puzzle for all ages to enjoy.
Approx dimensions: Diameter of board is 220mm. The marbles are approx. 1.7cm in diameter.
Very Large Wooden Circular Solitaire
A very large, wooden, circular Solitaire board with large wooden pegs. The board measure 38cm in diameter.
Large Bamboo Solitaire with Wooden Marbles
Large Bamboo Solitaire board with wooden marbles. Buy now from the traditional games specialist.
Approx dimensions: 29cm diameter.
Luxury Handmade Oak Solitaire Board
A beautifully crafted, handmade, luxury Oak Solitaire board with a wonderful assortment of large, colourful marbles. A stunning Solitaire game.
Approx dimensions: Board – 47cm in diameter. Marbles – 35mm.
