CHAPTER XVII--CHESS AND OTHER GAMES 341-364

Chess a battlefield--The Emperor Akbar and his queen-- Lady Dufferin's description of the Palace of Glass-- Living Chess--Two Jokers--Derivation of Chess--Troy-- Crete--Nig--Egyptian caricature--Korean Chess--Set in British Museum--Chess from Brahmins--Ravan, king of Ceylon--Seffa's trick--Persian words--Jussef's escape--Mora--Draughts--The Pharaoh--Greek and Roman names--French games--Checkers--Korean "horses"--Dice-- German dice cards--Korean dice--Dominoes--Jackstones-- Materials--Ball--Pieces--Kong-Keui--Chinese and Korean games--The sets--Muggins--Milking the cow--Grab--Peas in the pot--Horses in and out of the stable--Sweeping the floor--Spreading the table--Laying eggs--Setting eggs-- Hatching eggs--Jackstraws--A set described--Their values.