• Edward Falkener (1814–1896) was an English architect and author. Born in London on 28 February 1814, he was the son of Lyon Falkener, head of the ordnance...
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    Ludus latrunculorum, latrunculi, or simply latrones ("the game of brigands", or "the game of soldiers" from latrunculus, diminutive of latro, mercenary...
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  • chess pieces. It was first described in the Western world in 1892 by Edward Falkener, who called it "The Maharajah and the Sepoys". Manchu chess Pritchard...
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    Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete (J. Murray 1837), vol. 1, pp. 49, 55 Edward Falkener, A Description of Some Important Theatres and Other Remains in Crete...
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    Augustus St. John (1795–1875), author and traveller, born in Laugharne Edward Falkener (1814-1896), architect, archaeologist, art historian and author, lived...
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    TheBigGameHunter.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017. Mohr 1997, p. 68. Falkener, Edward (1961) [1892]. Games Ancient and Oriental and How to Play Them (rpt...
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  • and puzzle games. Bell drew on a wide range of sources, including Edward Falkener, Stewart Culin, Willard Fiske, H. J. R. Murray, John Scarne, and many...
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  • (1988). Discovering Backgammon, 2nd edn. [1979] Haverfordwest: Shire. Falkener, Edward (1892). Games Ancient and Oriental, and How to Play Them. London: Longmans...
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    Geology Volume 23, Issues 2–3, 3 February 2001, S. 558–559 online. Edward Falkener, Onorio Belli: A description of some important theatres and other remains...
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  • quarter of the chessboard, can easily force checkmate on a bare king. Falkener, Edward (1961) [1892]. "XVI. Tamerlane's Chess". Games Ancient and Oriental...
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