American girl's book: or, Occupation for play hours (1831)
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis · leaf 157
lian aman, the player who has most kings generally winsthe game, or could do so if he manages rightly. THE AMERICAN GIRLS BOOK. 131 The play is at an end when all your adversaryspieces are taken, or driven into corners from whichthey cannot move. If you neglect an opportunity of taking when youhave… … FOX AND GEESE. This game is played on a board marked as above.Fifteen men (the same as those in chequers ordraughts), twelve being of one colour and three of a-nother, compose the flock of geese. The fox is repre-sented by two men placed one on another, (like theking in chequers,) or by a thimble,…
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