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Wooden Solitaire Popular in the court of Louis the XIV, the game was apparently invented by a nobleman incarcerated in the Bastille in France in the 17th century. Though little evidence can be found to support this tale, there can be no doubt that Solitaire
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Wooden Solitaire Popular in the court of Louis the XIV, the game was apparently invented by a nobleman incarcerated in the Bastille in France in the 17th century. Though little evidence can be found to support this tale, there can be no doubt that Solitaire became one of the more popular & challenging parlour games of the past few hundred years. The board consists of holes into which pegs or marbles are placed, with one hole left unoccupied in the middle of the board. The objective is simply to remove all but one of the marbles/pegs from the board by 'bunny hopping' one piece over another, similar to how pieces are taken in Draughts. Our 9" Mahogany Solitaire features a hand turned base constructed from solid Mahogany, complete with hand turned feet &

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a full set of 32 handblown deluxe glass playing marbles.

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Marbles - Small glass spheres used for playing games
Hand - A part of the body at the end of the arm
Hand - A pointer which indicates time on a clock face
Glass - A solid, typically transparent. Brittle and used in windows. The first patent granted in the UK was for Glass.
Wooden - Something that is made from wood, from trees
France - A state situated in Western Europe with several overseas territories.
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Popular - Something that is admired and liked by many people.
Solid - Something that is firm and not liquid, a hard shape that cannot be changed easily.

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