Virtual Exhibits
WebPages designed as "Museum Exhibits"
Each page contains detailed information and graphic presentations from the
Museum Collection. Click on any exhibit title on the following list.
- Alfonso's Book - 13th century Libro de Juegos. (Chess, Dice, Mill, Alquerque)
- American Classic Games - (commercial boxed games 1822-1992)
- Ancient & Historic Games - from Ancient Egypt, Sumer, and Crete
- Backgammon - examples from the Museum Collection
- Bagatelle Games - (table-top pinball)
- Bilboquet Games - (cup & ball - ring & pin)
- Chess - sets in the Collection
- Children's Games - as depicted in Brueghel's painting Young Folks At Play
- Count & Capture Games - (Mancala)
- Disney Themed Games - games based on Mickey Mouse and Friends
- Dominoes - historical information and many collection examples
- Electronic Games - Battery, Handheld, TV Console, Computer
- Games in Playing Card Format - (19th and 20th century)
- Hockey Games - Floor Games, Board Games, Mechinical Games
- Inuit (Eskimo) Games - (text in English, French, and German)
- Map Games - (board games that are geographic maps)
- North American Indian and Canadian First Nation Games
- Playing Cards - (decks, related equipment, art)
- Puzzle Collection - (jigsaw, manipulative, and other types)
- Row Games - (Tic-Tac-Toe, Mill, and many others)
- Table Games - (Crokinole, Caroms, Jackstraws, Multiple Games, and others)
- TV Games - (Board and Playing Card games based on television programs)
- Viking Games - Tafl, Tablut, Fox & Geese, Asalto
- Winter Games - SnowSnake, Curling, and others.
- Word Games - Language Puzzles & Boxed Word Games (Crossword, Scrabble, etc.)
Other Game-related sites on the Web: There are a great many sites on the Web concerning games. Links to some of these are on Exhibit Pages.
(For example, links to jigsaw puzzle sites would be found on the Virtual Exhibit Jigsaw Puzzle Pages.).
