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Esoteric Codices of Ancient Gaming
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Seed-sowing game where counting prowess dictates victory
  • 2. Conical stacking system in some dice or counters gameplay
  • 3. Roman soldier game focusing on entrapment and calculated moves
  • 4. Ancient hopping game codified in chalk loops and counting rhyme
  • 8. Obsolete term referring to medieval chess piece akin to an elfin guard
  • 11. Obscure gambit involving piece sacrifice in medieval board contest
  • 13. Backgammon’s double victory when opponent bears off no pieces
  • 14. Ancient Chinese game involving wooden sticks and tactical placement
  • 18. Roman term embracing structured play, often dice-based
Down
  • 5. Race and chance clash under the shadow of doubling cube
  • 6. Methodical accumulation of points in games predating modern sports
  • 7. Draw condition leaving monarch immobilized but unclaimed
  • 9. Middle English term for chess, reflecting archaic rule codices
  • 10. Final strategic cessation that ends the royal pursuit
  • 12. Pieces in old tables games that ‘run’ across the board’s face
  • 15. Called checkers elsewhere, its jumps and captures haunt the checkerboard
  • 16. Old French rule variation for capture-and-hold strategy games
  • 17. Lost Viking game with royal escape and warrior blockades

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