MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES
73.—
The Game of Kayles.
Nearly all of our most popular games are of very ancient origin,
though in many cases they have been considerably developed and
improved. Kayles—derived from the French word
quilles
—was a
great favourite in the fourteenth century, and was undoubtedly the
parent of our modern game of ninepins. Kayle-pins were not con-
fined in those days to any particular number, and they were
generally made of a conical shape, and set up in a straight row.
At first they were knocked down by a club that was thrown at
them from a distance, which at once suggests the origin of the
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