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AlquerquesIn the ancient Middle East, a game called "Qirkat" was first mentioned in the 10th century by Abu al Faraj in his 24 volume work, "The Book of Songs." When the Moors invaded Spain, they brought this game with them, and by the 13th century, "El quirkat" had become very popular. It was played in the court of King Alfonso the tenth of Castile, and still popular in various forms throughout the Mediterranean region, and beyond. It is the ancestor of the

First offered commercially in 1971 by Alexander Randolph via the Stancraft company

only revealing your stockpile when the game ends

Desperate Rescue is a 2-player abstract peg game similar to Norse tafl games

just like other Middle Eastern jump-and-capture games

Before contact with Europeans

but remember that any card you play may be reached by another player

Players' pawns race around the outer circle attempting to get their pieces into the peg-holes on the center line by a count of the die

Game historians have devised several sets of rules that can be played on the board

Movement through the spaces at the edges is restricted by certain rules

The game is a predator and prey game in which one player is a Fox trying to eat the Geese

But there are also the Roaming Spirits

The Peg Pastimes book is a compilation of rules from all these games in one volume along with an overview of each game's history