![]() In the first half of the 17th century, Königsberg was the center of amber craftsmanship in Europe. This board is dated 1607, which makes it the earliest Schreiber game board extant. However, Schreiber’s style is hard to mistake, and the many highly specific commonalities between this work and the only known game board to have been signed and dated by Schreiber put the attribution on very solid ground. No other boards have been found that are so elaborately decorated with allegorical scenes, busts, Latin and German proverbs, silver accents and painted metal underlays. The detail on this piece is one of a kind. There is no signature on the board, so we can’t be absolutely certain that it was made by Georg Schreiber. The profiles are of all the kings of England from William the Conqueror to James I. Inside it holds 14 game pieces of cream amber, with a white amber profile in the center overlaid with translucent red amber, and 14 pieces of translucent orange amber. There’s a Nine Men’s Morris board on one side, a chess board on the other, and it opens up to reveal a diptych backgammon board. Attributed to Georg Schreiber of Königsberg, Prussia, a 17th century master craftsman famed as the chess set maker to royalty, the game board is made of opaque white amber and translucent red amber on a wood chassis with an ebony superstructure, carved Roman-style portrait busts and chased silver accents. ![]() Steal coins by breaking others’ piggy banks!Ĭatch your friends online, and circle their board twice! And even earn 2x for some boards.I can see why he wouldn’t have wanted to let it go until his head was separated from his neck. ![]() Hop on the train and choose the friend you miss the most! You can also pay a visit to others who were at your board. While visiting your friends’ city you can throw the dice and: Land on the bonus tile and win special features for your board! Extra coins! Extra police cars! It’s always a win to have more than your friends! Win your friends’ coins by landing on the Steal tile! Didn’t find the richest city? No worries! You’ll win other people’s coins as well! To protect your city from strangers and other unwelcomed mischiefs you need to land on the police station! Upgrade the police station to deploy more police cars! The more you build, the more bunnies you will have!īuild the most amazing thriving city of all time! The more you build, the bigger the board will become! Use the coins to build and develop your city! Climb up the leaderboard by expanding your bunny population. Make sure to visit r/BoardKings on Reddit for all board kings discussion! If you’re lucky you’ll land on the bonus tiles and win awesome rewards and boosts! But remember, it’s not all about luck, it’s about strategy and skill. Throw the dice and earn coins as you go! The dice will determine where you go! You decide what to do with your coins! Meet your board! Choose your idol and throw the dice! Build the greatest city for your bunnies! Welcome to Board Kings! Join your friends and family in the new and exciting free online single or multiplayer board game!
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