Rithmomachia

Medieval European mathematical board game in which captures depend on the numbers inscribed on pieces.

How it is played

Pieces with numbers capture by arithmetic relations and a win comes from forming a victory progression.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Italy.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.