Games : discover and play 5 famous ancient games

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Games : discover and play 5 famous ancient games

Irving Finkel

British Museum, 2005

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Includes fold-out game boards

Formerly CIP

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Description

Board games have been played since prehistoric times, passing from person to person and country to country all over the world. This colourful and unique book explains the origins of five of the most long-lasting games, with five fold out game boards and rules so that you can play the games yourself. To play the games you can use ordinary modern dice and anything you like for counters: buttons or sweets will do!

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Thousands of years of board games
  • 1 Roman Backgammon
  • 2 Ancient Egyptian Senet
  • 3 The Royal Game of Ur
  • 4 Snakes and Ladders
  • 5 Pachisi (Ludo)

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