Tabula (game) Tabula were reconstructed in the 19th century by Becq de Fouquières based upon this epigram. The game was played on a board nearly identical to a modern backgammon board with 24 points, 12 on each side. Two players had 15 pieces each, and moved them in opposing directions around the board, according to the roll of three dice. A piece resting alone in a space on the board was vulnerable to being hit. Hitting a blot, reentering a piece from the bar, and bearing off, all had the same rules as today. The only differences with modern backgammon were the
The Emerald Tablet (board game) superior. If you want a game that can show what magic was like under the tutelage of Albertus Magnus or with the Key of Solomon, this is your game. If that's not what you want, stay well away." The Emerald Tablet (board game) The Emerald Tablet is a 1977 board game published by Creative Wargames Workshop. "The Emerald Tablet" is a set of fantasy miniatures rules on selecting a building virtually any army from before the Thirty Years War and detailed battle magic rules. Glenn Williams reviewed "The Emerald Tablet" in "The Space Gamer" No. 37. Williams commented that "By