English Dictionary

philosopher's game

名詞

歴史的

(historical) A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.

日本語の意味

歴史的なチェスに似たゲーム。長方形の盤上で、丸型、三角形、四角形の駒を用いてプレイされるゲーム。

At the museum exhibit, they demonstrated how the philosopher's game was played centuries ago using round, triangular, and square pieces on an oblong board.

博物館の展示で、長方形の盤上で丸や三角、四角の駒を使って何世紀も前にその歴史的なチェスに似た遊びがどのように行われたかを実演していた。

意味（1）

(historical) A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.

The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess-play, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock […]