Games Guild of Ealdormere

'Games, Period'

'Games, Period' is the official publication of the Games Guild of Ealdormere. It contains rules, articles, histories of games and more. It is printed twice annually (June and December) and is distributed for free electronically (as pdf files viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader).

‘Games, Period’ is an amateur publication that claims one time rights to publish. All submissions are subject to editing for length, content and style. Submitters recognize that their work(s) may be used in whole or in part on the Game Guild's webpage. There is no payment involved as the publication is not-for-profit and is distributed free of charge with no advertising.

‘Games, Period’ is not an official SCA publication and does not delineate official SCA policy.  

Please note you will need at least Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 to correctly view 'Games, Period'. Either left click on the links to view them online or right click on them to download to your hard drive.

Games, Period Vol. 1, # 2 (December AS XXXVII, 2002)

Containing "What the Mongols do for Fun: Playing with Shagai" by Lady Qadanchin Bayar

"Give it a Hurl: The Sport of Hurling" by Laird Colyne Stewart

Letters from Readers

Guild Activities

Games, Period Vol. 1, # 1 (June AS XXXVII, 2002)

Containing "Is Tablero Period, and Should We Care?" by Laird Colyne Stewart

"Mitigati" by Master Rufus of Stamford

"A Brief Timeline of the Medieval Playing Card"

"The Tafl Family of Games: Rules and History with an Emphasis on Tablut" by  Laird Colyne Stewart