Egypt
- 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...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tutankhamun's Senet Game Board
Heritage Key Four Senet boards were found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun and suggests that the boy king was a keen player of the ancient game. In Ancient Egyptian society, senet was regarded as much more than just a game, however - it was a matter...
- 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...
- Saturday Trivia
Ankh finds life in North America http://www.adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1277 News that an Egyptology-based game to be launched shortly in North America: "North Americans will soon get their first look at Ankh, the 3D comic adventure first released...
- Luxor, An Egyptian-themed Arcade Puzzler
http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=614 Some of the usual Saturday morning trivia for you. This is a computer game with an Egyptian theme, reviewed on the Inside Mac Games website. The reviewer didn't think much of it: "It was honestly...
Egypt
Saturday Trivia - Games
Tale In The Desert III
http://www.igniq.com/2006/07/tale-in-desert-iii-different-mmorpg.html
"Gamers on the hunt for a different kind of MMORPG might find what they’re looking for in the deserts of ancient Egypt. A Tale In the Desert III is now available online, offering substance rather than violence to create the gaming experience. Lead designer Andrew Tepper, aka Pharaoh in the game, took some time out not too long ago to speak with Igniq about the third incarnation of the title, which has been online in beta for a few months. The franchise has been around since 2003." See the above page for more. (Thanks again Kat).
Luxor Amun Rising
http://www.igniq.com/2006/07/tale-in-desert-iii-different-mmorpg.html
"Gamers on the hunt for a different kind of MMORPG might find what they’re looking for in the deserts of ancient Egypt. A Tale In the Desert III is now available online, offering substance rather than violence to create the gaming experience. Lead designer Andrew Tepper, aka Pharaoh in the game, took some time out not too long ago to speak with Igniq about the third incarnation of the title, which has been online in beta for a few months. The franchise has been around since 2003." See the above page for more. (Thanks again Kat).
Luxor Amun Rising
http://pc.gamedaily.com/game/review/?gameid=5390&id=1256
Luxor Amun Rising has you aim colored marbles at a string of constantly moving marbles in an attempt to get three of the same color in a row, at which point they break and leave the line. The object of the game is to keep the marbles from reaching the end of the track. My description here hardly does this game justice, because this is an incredibly fun time. I love a good puzzle, and so not surprisingly, I was highly impressed by this game. I enjoyed watching the pretty colored marbles, and hearing their industrial steel sound as they rolled along the track (remember how I said I am easily amused?). Above all, the game was very addictive, and I spent a lot of time attempting high scores and seeing how far into the game I could go before losing. As the name suggests, the game is nicely decked out in an Egyptian theme, so the graphics and the music reflect that.
See the above site for the full review.
- 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...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tutankhamun's Senet Game Board
Heritage Key Four Senet boards were found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun and suggests that the boy king was a keen player of the ancient game. In Ancient Egyptian society, senet was regarded as much more than just a game, however - it was a matter...
- 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...
- Saturday Trivia
Ankh finds life in North America http://www.adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1277 News that an Egyptology-based game to be launched shortly in North America: "North Americans will soon get their first look at Ankh, the 3D comic adventure first released...
- Luxor, An Egyptian-themed Arcade Puzzler
http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=614 Some of the usual Saturday morning trivia for you. This is a computer game with an Egyptian theme, reviewed on the Inside Mac Games website. The reviewer didn't think much of it: "It was honestly...