Royal Game of Ur c. 2600 BC
What it is
A two-player race game of the 'tables' family played with seven pieces each and tetrahedral dice on a 20-square board, partly reconstructed from a cuneiform rules tablet deciphered by Irving Finkel.
Why it matters
One of the oldest known game boards in the world (c. 2600-2400 BC), excavated by Leonard Woolley at the Royal Cemetery of Ur in Mesopotamia.
Mechanics
How to play Royal Game of Ur
Royal Game of Ur is a game that plays with 2 players. It's a Racing and Dice game where the core of play revolves around Roll / Move. A two-player race game of the 'tables' family played with seven pieces each and tetrahedral dice on a 20-square board, partly reconstructed from a cuneiform rules tablet deciphered by Irving Finkel. One of the oldest known game boards in the world (c. 2600-2400 BC), excavated by Leonard Woolley at the Royal Cemetery of Ur in Mesopotamia.
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