The torches are lit, the castle gates are closed, and the air is thick with anticipation and strategy. No, this isn't the opening scene of a medieval saga; it's your living room on game night, brought ...

of Perth Museum and Art Gallery and a specialist in medieval games, said motifs cut into the stone suggest the board was used for playing a group of medieval games popular in Scandinavia and Ireland.

We invite proposals that explore play in any facet of medieval or early modern cultural production. Keywords: Ludic, cultural history, social history, history of games and play, board games studies, ...