Egypt
Discovery News (Jennifer Viegas)
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Play The Game Of The Pharaohs
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) The ancient Egyptian game of Senet is one of the oldest board games known, dating to Predynastic Egypt, circa 3500 BC. The game is featured in tomb paintings from the earliest dynasties. It appears that Senet began...
- Ancient Egypt Games Online
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has collected together a set of ancient Egypt-based games which can be played online. I had no idea how many were available. The first two games shown are online versions of genuine ancient Egyptian games and the...
- Children From Brazil Play Game Of The Pharaohs
Brazil-Arab News Agency (Marina Sarruf) One of the most sold wooden board games made by company Mitra - Oficina de Criação is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs. Originally from Ancient Egypt, over five thousand years ago, the game is considered an...
- Saturday Trivia
Review: Atlantis Quest http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29153.htm"The rubies and emeralds sparkle as you move a stone to make rows of three like jewels. When three are in sequence, they vanish and the surrounding gems move into the empty space in the...
Egypt
Board games began as an elite passtime
Discovery News (Jennifer Viegas)
Competitive board games -- played on the ground, on the floor, or on boards -- emerged as pastimes for the elite, with the Roman Empire spreading their popularity throughout Europe, according to a new study.
The study, published in the journal Antiquity, mentions that board games likely originated and disseminated from Egypt and the Fertile Crescent regions at around 3500 B.C. From there, they spread around the Mediterranean before reaching the Roman Empire and what is now Europe.
Based on the archaeological record, board games didn't even reach Britain until the very end of the 1st century B.C. from newly conquered Gaul. At the time, Gaul was a region encompassing present-day France, Belgium, most of Switzerland and other areas.
Not just anyone could play board games then either.
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Play The Game Of The Pharaohs
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) The ancient Egyptian game of Senet is one of the oldest board games known, dating to Predynastic Egypt, circa 3500 BC. The game is featured in tomb paintings from the earliest dynasties. It appears that Senet began...
- Ancient Egypt Games Online
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has collected together a set of ancient Egypt-based games which can be played online. I had no idea how many were available. The first two games shown are online versions of genuine ancient Egyptian games and the...
- Children From Brazil Play Game Of The Pharaohs
Brazil-Arab News Agency (Marina Sarruf) One of the most sold wooden board games made by company Mitra - Oficina de Criação is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs. Originally from Ancient Egypt, over five thousand years ago, the game is considered an...
- Saturday Trivia
Review: Atlantis Quest http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29153.htm"The rubies and emeralds sparkle as you move a stone to make rows of three like jewels. When three are in sequence, they vanish and the surrounding gems move into the empty space in the...