![]() The standard game fills the entire board with pegs except for the central hole. This is the first known reference to the game in print. The August 1697 edition of the French literary magazine Mercure galant contains a description of the board, rules and sample problems. The first evidence of the game can be traced back to the court of Louis XIV, and the specific date of 1697, with an engraving made ten years later by Claude Auguste Berey of Anne de Rohan-Chabot, Princess of Soubise, with the puzzle by her side. ![]() It is also called Brainvita in India, where sets are sold commercially under this name. The game is known as solitaire in Britain and as peg solitaire in the US where 'solitaire' is now the common name for patience. Some sets use marbles in a board with indentations. ![]() Peg solitaire, Solo Noble or simply Solitaire is a board game for one player involving movement of pegs on a board with holes. For the rest of the world you may incur import duties that are for your account.The Princess of Soubise playing solitaire, 1697 United States customers will have sales tax added upon checkout where required, and South African clients will have VAT added. Please note the above price excludes sales tax, VAT or customs or import duties. Please refer to our shipping policies page for further details. Please note that for customers in other countries shipping will be calculated on checkout. We offer free shipping for USA customers for order over $50. Some complex mathematical strategies have been developed to master this game, but to be honest, we just enjoy playing it to relax and enjoy ourselves, especially with these beautifully crafted animal pieces and board. Our sets use the English board and does not have the additional four holes of a European board. There are two types of boards, the English and the European. The peg over which a player moves another peg is then removed. Adjacent pegs are moved over one another at right or perpendicular angles. The standard game uses pegs to cover the board except for the central hole, and the player aims to empty the entire board until only one peg remains. First evidence of written rules of the game along with board designs was published in the August 1687 edition of the French literary magazine 'Mercure galant'. A similar game called Bainvita is also found in India and surrounding countries. Peg solitaire is also called Solo Noble and is thought to have originated in Madagascar. While we take the greatest care to ensure that the set gets to you in one piece, we know that accidents do happen – so, if any pieces arrived damaged, we will replace them entirely at no cost to you. The pegs are placed in small packets within this box to limit the movement of the individual pieces. The board is wrapped in bubble wrap to avoid damage while in transit and, along with the pegs, it is placed in a sturdy double-walled cardboard box which is filled with polystyrene packing peanuts. Our peg solitaire sets are packaged with the utmost care to ensure that they arrive safely after even the longest shipment. Size of circular solitaire board: 28 cm diameter x 3 cm height.32 African tribal warrior themed peg pieces per set.33 holes in the board (1 will is empty).The full set takes approximately four (4) hours for our craftspeople and artists to create, with allocation of time between for drying of the paint. The board has a felt base underneath to ensure durability. The pegs and board frame are then painted by painted by hand by our South African artists using Winsor and Newton oil paints. The peg and board designs are carved by hand to create molds which are then used to cast the playing pegs and board themselves from polystone (a mixture of ground stone and resin) by hand. The unique pegs, board and board frame are all hand-crafted. The objective is to empty the entire board of its pegs except for one solitary peg in the centre of the board. In the beginning, the board is filled with pegs (the animal playing pieces). Visitors to Africa love taking home this tribal solitaire set as the perfect gift or collectible by which to remember their African travels. The solitaire pieces are initially sculpted by hand based on an African tribal warrior, then carefully crafted in durable polystone and finally hand painted by our team of South African artists. The board has a frame decorated with intricately painted African scenes and wildlife. A durable and vibrant hand-painted tribal peg solitaire board game with solitaire pegs designed as African tribal warriors - Amazing Africa is proud to bring you this set.
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