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ANTIQUE #SA1026827

Antique Mahogany Fox And Geese Game - Complete

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

A complete antique mahogany Fox and Geese games board with bone pegs, on compressed bun feet.
 
This is a game of inequality using  one red peg to represent the fox and the white pegs 15  plus for the geese. The fox can move in any direction whereas the geese can only move sideways or forwards. If the fox can jump over a goose into a vacant square the goose is removed from the board. The fox in order to win the game needs to break through the line of geese and get to the otherside of the board. If the geese surround the fox and it is unable to move the game is over and the geese have win.
 
There are variations on the number of counters used from one fox to 15 geese sometimes two foxes are used and more  geese.
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1026827
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Antique SA1026827 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD