rithmomachia

[ursula]

I wrote about the medieval educational game of rithmomachia for the July AMS Feature Column.

Comments

[yhlee]

Ah, so cool! I referenced rithmomachia briefly in one of my short stories way back when ("Counting the Shapes" - the protagonist was a math magician) but never, uh, really learned how the game was played in any depth. *off to read*

[ursula]

It's hilariously elaborate! If I was going to play, I'd pick a nice simple win condition such as "first person to take three pieces".