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Board Games found at Vindolanda Fort on Hadrian’s Wall

November 3, 2019 By Eli Leave a Comment

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 Leave a 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

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

March 27, 2018 By Eli 3 Comments

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

March 10, 2018 By Eli Leave a Comment

Poprad Game Board

January 27, 2018 By Eli 5 Comments

Poprad Game Board with 17x18 grid.

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.

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

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