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- 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,...
- 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...
- Game Fit For A King
The Gadsden Times (Jennifer Restauri) During the past several months, visitors to the Gadsden Museum of Art & History have toured the exhibit “Howard Carter Expedition to the Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb.” Many visitors have said their favorite...
- 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
Discovering Tutankhamun - the moviehttp://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=13549"Paramount Pictures has acquired the pitch King Tut from screenwriter Neil Crawford for studio-based Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce, says Variety. The story is described...
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Trivia: The Xmas gift for the Egyptomaniac who has everything?
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No matter what technology produces, one form of entertainment will remain timeless. For centuries, board games have held the title of perfect pastime. And, while the games seem perennial in their current form, combining technology with a classic formula could just produce a unique new experience.
The Khet Laser Board Game hopes to give players a new twist on a familiar formula. Two players play this Egyptian themed board game. One takes command of the red pieces while the other commands the white. Players are given a “pharaoh” piece, obelisks pieces and pyramid pieces. Each turn players must protect their pharaoh piece while moving other pieces around the board. Sure, this sounds a lot like chess but it quickly becomes apparent that this is no chess.
- 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,...
- 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...
- Game Fit For A King
The Gadsden Times (Jennifer Restauri) During the past several months, visitors to the Gadsden Museum of Art & History have toured the exhibit “Howard Carter Expedition to the Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb.” Many visitors have said their favorite...
- 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
Discovering Tutankhamun - the moviehttp://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=13549"Paramount Pictures has acquired the pitch King Tut from screenwriter Neil Crawford for studio-based Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce, says Variety. The story is described...