Libro de Ajedrez, Dados y Tablas de Alfonso X el Sabio
1283
1283
Commissioned by Alfonso X the Wise, « The Book of Chess, Dice and Tables » was completed in 1283 by the School of Translators of Seville. This work is kept today in the library of the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial near Madrid.
LIBRO DE LAS TABLAS - folio 78R
Otro iuego a y que llaman todas tablas por que se entabla derramadamientre en todas las quatro q[u]a`dras del tablero. E en las dos quadras que son derecho la una dela otra; ponen en la una en el seys cinco tablas de una color. & dessa misma ponen dos al as en la otra quadra que esta en derecho della & en misma quadra contralla ponen otrossi las tablas como e[n] esta q[ue] auemos dicha. E en las ot[r]a`s dos quadras que son cabo dessas en la casa dell as ponen cinco tablas dela color que pusieron las otras cinco en la casa del seys. E en las` del cinco ponen tres tablas en cadauna dessas colores. E iuegan-se assi. el que ouiere la mano iogara a qual parte quisiere trayendo dos tablas dell as contra la casa del seys o tienen las cinco tablas. Pero si algunas tablas se tomare[n]; an las de tornar a la quadra do estan las dos tablas en ell as. E dalli leuar las ala quadra do estan las ci[n]co tablas en la casa del seys. & de[n]de leuar las. E este iuego se iuega con dos dados.
There is another game that is called Todas Tablas because it extends over the totality of the 4 quadrants of the board. On the 2 quadrants which face each other: put on the first one, on 6-point, 5 pawns of a colour. And, of that same color, put 2 pawns on 1-point of the other quadrant that is in front of the precedent, put along the same quadrant the other pawns as it was said previously. On the 2 other quadrants which are at the end, on 1-point, put 5 pawns of the colour of the 5 others whom are placed on the 6-point. And on the 5-point, put 3 pawns of each of the colours. And played like this: the one who has the hand bring 2 pawns of his choice to the 6-point where are 5 pawns. But if pawns are taken, they should return on the quadrant where 2 pawns are on the 1-point. And bear off pawns placed on the quadrant where 5 pawns are on the 6-pont. There bears off. This game is played with 2 dice.