Here's some classic 1970s TV from the People's Republic of Yorkshire, hosted by the legendary Fred Trueman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOlEYNlSZ44
Enjoy!
For Brits and Anglophiles!
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Re: For Brits and Anglophiles!
what's the game where he swings a ball on a tether to hit the 9 pegs?
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Re: For Brits and Anglophiles!
That's called "Bar Skittles". Quite a few of those games are sadly pretty much extinct now.
Learn the "tea-stealing" tesuji! Cho Chikun demonstrates here:
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Re: For Brits and Anglophiles!
There was a kind of one dimensional Go played in British pubs at one time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shove_ha'penny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shove_ha%27penny1.JPG
The rumor is that 3000 years ago the Chinese saw this game.. put on an extra set of lines and Go was created...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shove_ha'penny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shove_ha%27penny1.JPG
The rumor is that 3000 years ago the Chinese saw this game.. put on an extra set of lines and Go was created...