"The Bouchon Game: From Child Care to School Courses" Topic
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Tango01  | 17 Dec 2020 8:01 p.m. PST |
"Idleness is detrimental to soldiers who constantly seek to pass the time outside of training periods. Many current games in the civilian world were in vogue in the Grande Armée. Some were just a distraction, others gambling too. One of these soldiers' pastimes was the "Bouchon Game", akin to the game of shuffleboard. During the occupation of Vienna in 1809, François Guélat, a native of Porrentruy, visited his compatriots who were serving in the 61st Line Infantry. When he arrived in their cantonment, these "men were playing corkscrew with the 5 c…"
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