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The current exhibit entitled 'Game Dy- namics" at the Museum and Archive of Games (main floor, B.C. Mat- thew Hall), University of Waterloo contains representatives from abovementioned cate- gories. A number of ancient position board games on display reveal the historic development The history of games runs parallel with the history of man as a social being, depicting his civilization and cur tore, his interrelation with other individuals and groups and his play. lldiko Virag- LaFontaino Chronicle special Regardless, whether the games are active (recreational) or only provide intellectual stimulation, social im teraction and amuse- ment, they can be di- vided into a number of categories: opposition- al, position and racing. 478-A ALBEERT ST. PARKDALE PLAZA - WATERLOO 885-0580 THE 1ltm4ilRF FOR A HARVEST OF THE Still (/)iilitii_)j: JICtlliurj' OKTOBERFEST HALIBUTDINNER "i-e"--------------- ttiMtyEFtSt4mHNErt "_--------------- CHICKEN FINGER DINNER I . _ A - "V _ _ _ - _ SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAuT DINNER BAVARIAN SAUSAGE ON A BUN e _ _ _ - NAN I CHEESE ON A KAISER _ A __ 7 7 , _ Display outlines games history ii'" E,lilirjly)lfillli0l TICKETS A VAILABLE NOW! Casino open during Oktoberfest Mon. to Sat. Sum-Noon do»: 415 Km St, I-Watotloo 'rttsuetchettn Ion-F", 11:30 ant-2 p m. mound and" L.L.B.0, COME TO THE WHARF FAMILY DIMNG OR TAKE OUT OKTOBERFEST FEATURES “WHEN YOU’VE TRIED ALL THE REST YOU’LL KNOW WE ARE THE BEST of Backgammon One of the earliest ancestors of Backgam- mon exhibited, is also one of the oldest gam- ing boards in exis. tence, Found in the royal tombs of Ur (2,500 BC). the Royal' Game of Ur is also known as the game of 30 squares. The Senat board game from XVIII Dy- nasty Egypt (1567-1320 BC). a loan from the Royal Ontario Muse- um, attracts special at- tention. Senat was the most popular game in Egypt. It was played by two players who used sticks or knuckle- bones as dice and moved their markers lengthwise up and down the board in order to be first to reach the end of the square. For the Egyp- tians, Senat symbo- lized the journey at death to afterlife. The Romans adopted the game of Thirty Squares and eventually isiiia;'c,"iidut"u'iii; The 19t.h century Ring Toss is one of a variety of games on replaced it by Tabula. display m the UW Games Museum. $325 gets you all you can eat for as long as you can walk Soup, Salad a Sandwich Bar OKTOIIRFIST HOSPITALI‘I'Y CINE OPEN MOM-SAT. 8 AMA? PM f at lunch During the Middle Ages Tgbula developed into Tables from which Backgammon derived ITric-trac _ also on dis play). The exhibit showing the development of Backgammon, demon- strates how games v - I r it 'r: _ '., . my “ M.- " " '~" ) gr, 3“: l .“I.“;" _ " i _ _ Ith": t,9, t at v _ "" te.", " . f ek. . . ' of . " . T 5. l l., -B» er-rt .' A o _ ;§" _ " i. 'c'.', A I N x' L i", " ,.,1se _ . P A. ,1‘ . WM 4.75 ass 3.95 3.35 1 .35 , .95 The Indian game Pa~ chisi. is exhibited as one of the represents lives of race games. Not only board games but active passed from one civili- zation to another un- dergoing changes and modifications. games such as 19th century Ring Toss and an early pinball ma- chine can also be seen. The current exhibit runs til November II and the museum is open for public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m, tosp.m. WATERLOO CW. ttLEgmESpAr, OCTOBER s. was - PAGE n HOW-$2650 GOLF for CANCER Thanksgiving Mom, Oct. 10 DUNDEE COUNTRY CLUB PROCEEDS ALL FOR CANCER Trophies to low net team $20.00 entry fee for 4 person team Oktoberfest Band Time - Start 9:00 and Food, 4 to 8 Phone tor details BEIGE]