Presenting Medieval Gambling and Pub Life

There are many legendary games in the Middle Ages with professed losses of clothes, horses and, what is more, whole estates, and even halves of kingdoms. But was money really the most important part of gambling? Our team reconstructed several medieval types of gambling, and we have been playing with...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cbec10e4802d43aea74c01f8aba0a0c52021-12-01T14:42:30ZPresenting Medieval Gambling and Pub Life2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/cbec10e4802d43aea74c01f8aba0a0c52012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10000https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956There are many legendary games in the Middle Ages with professed losses of clothes, horses and, what is more, whole estates, and even halves of kingdoms. But was money really the most important part of gambling? Our team reconstructed several medieval types of gambling, and we have been playing with people at festivals and company events since 1998. In our Medieval Casino we play with tokens instead of money, and people win gingerbread or small presents. While these prizes have no real value, people still love these games!Zsuzsanna SőregiEXARCarticlegamemoneytourismearly middle ageslate middle ageshungaryMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2012/1 (2012)
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language EN
topic game
money
tourism
early middle ages
late middle ages
hungary
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle game
money
tourism
early middle ages
late middle ages
hungary
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Zsuzsanna Sőregi
Presenting Medieval Gambling and Pub Life
description There are many legendary games in the Middle Ages with professed losses of clothes, horses and, what is more, whole estates, and even halves of kingdoms. But was money really the most important part of gambling? Our team reconstructed several medieval types of gambling, and we have been playing with people at festivals and company events since 1998. In our Medieval Casino we play with tokens instead of money, and people win gingerbread or small presents. While these prizes have no real value, people still love these games!
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