There are not only game players, but serious collectors of the many types of games created. When the game collection of Bud Newman comes to the Pook & Pook Auction in New Hope, Pennsylvania, on April 23, historical examples will be offered. Many of his almost 275 items depict the interests of the late 19th century, from sports to fortune telling and gameboard games.
Historically, games and game playing date to ancient times. Some of the ancient gaming pieces were made of bones. As civilization progressed, there were ancient card games played in India. During the 15th century, chess had its beginnings in Italy and Spain. The ancient Indian game of âPachisiâ was renamed âParcheesiâ when it was adapted by the British in 1863 and became copyrighted in the United States in 1869 by E.G. Selchow & Co.