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Watch Eli on the The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan Talk About Ancient Games

November 12, 2020 By Eli Leave a Comment

Board Games found at Vindolanda Fort on Hadrian’s Wall

November 3, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

Mancala – Egyptian Variants

September 15, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

2x6 Mancala Board, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century - Penn Museum, 2015-22-108.1

Hnefatafl – Alea Evangelii

September 7, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

Drawing of Alea Evangelii. Oxford Corpus Christi College MS 122, folio f5v

Hnefatafl – Ard Ri

September 7, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

Ard Ri Board Game from Buckquoy, Orkney, Scotland - Flagstone Board Game - Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall, Orkney, THM 1976.158

Mehen and Men wooden board games by Pandora Games

June 30, 2019 By Eli 2 Comments

Pandora Games - Mehen Set

Latrunculi Gaming Board Found at Vindolanda

April 24, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

Vindolanda Latrunculi Gaming Board, unearthed on 04-23-2019 at Vindolanda Roman Fort, UK

Map and Photos of All Stone Carved Tab Gaming Boards in Jordan

March 18, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

Why are all Hnefatafl setups shaped in a form of a cross surrounded by attackers?

December 22, 2018 By Eli 1 Comment

Viking Trelleborg Fortress at Slagelse, Denmark. Note the circular rampart, ditch, and buildings. Photo: Anne-Christine Larsen.

Game of Hounds and Jackals found carved in stone in Gobustan National Park, Azerbaijan

December 12, 2018 By Eli Leave a Comment

Seega played the traditional way in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia in 2016

November 28, 2018 By Eli Leave a Comment

Hnefatafl – Tawlbwrdd

November 25, 2018 By Eli Leave a Comment

Hnefatafl – Brandubh

November 18, 2018 By Eli 2 Comments

Ballinderry Game Board - National Museum of Ireland

Hnefatafl – Tablut

November 17, 2018 By Eli 1 Comment

Tablut Board from Iter Lapponicum by Carl Linnaeus, 1732 - The Linnean Society of London, Manuscript GB-110-LM-LP-TRV-1-2-1, Folio 135 fragment

Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum – Duodecim Scripta – The Game of Twelve Inscriptions

September 3, 2018 By Eli 3 Comments

Duodecim Scripta in the Agora of Aphrodisias, Turkey. 2nd century CE. Photo: William Neuheisel, June 24, 2012.

Men – The Game of 16 Lines

April 6, 2018 By Eli 4 Comments

Men Game Board from The Tomb of Hesy, Saqqara, Egypt - Drawing by James Edward Quibell - 1913

Irving Finkel shows how to play the Royal Game of Ur according to his rules

March 27, 2018 By Eli 6 Comments

Ludus Latrunculorum (Latrunculi)

March 14, 2018 By Eli 12 Comments

Latrunculi found at Housesteads Roman Fort or Roman Corbridge, complete with pottery counters and dice containers. 2nd-3rd century CE. Corbridge Roman Town and Museum, English Hertitage. Photo: Historic England Archive.

Videos of people playing traditional Tab game in the Nubia region of Egypt and Sudan

March 10, 2018 By Eli Leave a Comment

Tab (Tâb), الطاب (Al-Taabu)

March 10, 2018 By Eli 6 Comments

Tab board near the Dier monument in Petra, Jordan. Photo: Dan Gibson, 2003, nabataea.net.

Poprad Game Board

January 27, 2018 By Eli 6 Comments

Poprad Game Board with 17x18 grid.

Nard – The Original Backgammon

December 30, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

German backgammon board from the 17th century, made from amber, ivory, brass, and ebony. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 48.174.41.

A Game from the Tomb of Puabi from Ur – Part 2 – Royal Game of Ur with Animals

December 23, 2017 By Eli 2 Comments

12 Squares Board with Animals and Rosette (Ur Artifact U11162), kept in the National Museum of Iraq (IM 8204 - IM 8212)

A Game from the Tomb of Puabi from Ur – Part 1

December 16, 2017 By Eli 2 Comments

Game from the Tomb of Puabi in the Penn Museum, B16742. Photo: Penn Museum.

Rota

December 15, 2017 By Eli 10 Comments

Roman Rota Game in the Old Forum, Leptis Magna, Libya. Photo: Pablo Novoa Alvarez, 2011.

Alquerque – Qirkat

December 3, 2017 By Eli 2 Comments

Alquerque in the Church of the Condemnation, Jerusalem, Israel. Carved pavement stones are from the Roman period, 2nd century CE, incorporated into the building of the church, built in 1903-1904, on the ruins of an older 13th century church. Photo: Katelyn Doran, July 6, 2012.

The History of Alquerque-12, 3 Volumes by Govert Westerveld

December 3, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

The History of Alquerque-12. Spain and France. Volume I by Govert Westerveld

Knossos Game – Zatrikion

November 12, 2017 By Eli 11 Comments

Knossos Game, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete - Photo - Garrett Ziegler, April 21, 2016

Minoan Games and Game Boards: An Archaeological Investigation of Game-related Material from Bronze Age Crete by Niklas Hillbom

November 12, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Minoan Games and Game Boards: An Archaeological Investigation of Game-related Material from Bronze Age Crete by Niklas Hillbom

Alfonso X’s Book of Games – Libro de los Juegos

October 29, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Kings & Pawns: Board Games from India to Spain by William Greenwood

October 29, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Kings & Pawns Board Games from India to Spain by William Greenwood

Oxford History of Board Games by David Parlett

October 29, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Oxford History of Board Games by David Parlett

A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess by H.J.R. Murray

October 29, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess by Harold J. R. Murray

Seega, سيجة (Al-Sija)

October 29, 2017 By Eli 7 Comments

Seega Game, carved on the wall of ElKab Temple of Amenhotep III, Elkab, Egypt. Photo: Bruce Allardice, July 2, 2013

Nine Men’s Morris

October 28, 2017 By Eli 6 Comments

Nine Men's Morris - on the floor of the platform between the bell tower and the dome of Diocletian's mausoleum in Split, Croatia - Photo June 29, 2009 by Helen Goodchild

Videos by Dmitriy Skiryuk explaining the rules of Oware – a game from the Mancala family

October 15, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Video by Dmitriy Skiryuk about his version of the rules for Hounds and Jackals

October 15, 2017 By Eli 2 Comments

Ancient Board Games in Perspective: Papers from the 1990 British Museum Colloquium, with Additional Contributions by Irving Finkel

October 15, 2017 By Eli 4 Comments

Ancient Board Games in Perspective: Papers from the 1990 British Museum Colloquium, with Additional Contributions by Irving Finkel

Francis Willughby’s Book of Games: A Seventeenth-Century Treatise on Sports, Games and Pastimes by David Cram and Jeffrey Forgeng

October 15, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Francis Willughby's Book of Games: A Seventeenth-Century Treatise on Sports, Games and Pastimes by David Cram and Jeffrey Forgeng

Hounds and Jackals

October 14, 2017 By Eli 5 Comments

Game of Hounds and Jackals. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12. Reign of Amenemhat IV. ca 1814–1805 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, pit tomb CC25. Ebony, Ivory. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - 26.7.128

The Book of Games: Strategy, Tactics and History by Jack Botermans

October 13, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

The Book of Games: Strategy, Tactics and History by Jack Botermans

Royal Game of Ur – Game of 20 Squares

September 19, 2017 By Eli 18 Comments

Royal Game of Ur - British Museum - 1928,1009.379.a

Games: Discover and Play 5 Famous Ancient Games by Irving Finkel

September 19, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Games: Discover and Play 5 Famous Ancient Games by Irving Finkel

Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations by R. C. Bell

September 19, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations by R. C. Bell

Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders by Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, and Alex de Voogt

September 19, 2017 By Eli 1 Comment

Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders by Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, and Alex de Voogt

A Book of Historic Board Games by Damian Gareth Walker

September 19, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

A Book of Historic Board Games by Damian Gareth Walker

Reconstructing Hnefatafl by Damian Walker

September 19, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Reconstructing Hnefatafl by Damian Walker

An Introduction to Hnefatafl by Damian Gareth Walker

September 19, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

An Introduction to Hnefatafl by Damian Gareth Walker

Mehen

September 18, 2017 By Eli 2 Comments

Stone Mehen Game 1st Dynasty - British Museum - EA66852

Aseb – Game of 20 Squares

September 18, 2017 By Eli 3 Comments

Wooden Aseb Game of 18th Dynasty - Brooklyn Museum - 37.93E, 37.94E

Senet – Game of 30 Squares

September 18, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

Faience Senet Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III from Thebes - Brooklyn Museum - 49.56a-b

Welcome To Ancient Games

September 17, 2017 By Eli Leave a Comment

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