Ancient board games Board game








senet, 1 of oldest known board games



hounds , jackals (egypt, 13th dynasty)


board games have been played in cultures , societies throughout history. number of important historical sites, artifacts, , documents shed light on board games such as:



jiroft civilization gameboards
senet, found in predynastic , first dynasty burials of egypt, c. 3500 bc , 3100 bc respectively; oldest board game known have existed, senet pictured in fresco found in merknera s tomb (3300–2700 bc)
mehen, predynastic egypt
backgammon, originated in ancient persia on 5,000 years ago
chess, originated in india
pachisi , chaupar, india
go, originating in china
liubo, originating in china
shax, originating in somalia
bao (mancala game), played throughout eastern africa
patolli, originating in mesoamerica played ancient aztec
royal game of ur, royal tombs of ur contain game, among others, dating mesopotamia 4,600 years ago
buddha games list, earliest known list of games




^ madjidzadeh, y (2003) jiroft, earliest oriental civilization. organization of ministry of culture , islamic guidance, tehran
^ piccione, peter a. (july–august 1980). in search of meaning of senet . archaeology: 55–58. archived original on 18 september 2008. retrieved 2008-06-23. 
^ okno svita deskovych . hrejsi.cz. 1998-04-27. archived original on 8 december 2012. retrieved 2010-02-12. 
^ pivotto, carlos; et al. detection of negotiation profile , guidance more collaborative approaches through negotiation games (pdf). retrieved 2014-10-02. 
^ jason r. edwards, saving families, 1 game @ time






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