Old World Board Games & More

He never traveled without his beloved game, and went as far as having a waiter set it up in the reading room of the Paris Ritz. He said it has more pieces then a chess game and is played purely solitary, taking only minutes to finish. This usually left him enough time to do the crossword puzzle in the Le Monde before it was time for his customary Kir Royale, and he was then off to the races.