Once a traditional Spring Festival pastime, this 2,000-year-old game integrates elements of fantasy and imperial culture.

Game Pieces Made of Bones, Hinted at Roman Military Strategy Among the exciting archaeological discoveries, some intriguing ...

It consists of stones that players move between a series of small pits on a wooden game board. The point of the game is to get all the stones into the last pit at the end of the board. In a new ...

What do games tell us about Ancient Egypt? Video: Ancient Egyptian board games The Mehen game Gameboards Activities Activity 1: Explore Ancient Egyptian games Activity 2: Name the game Activity 3 ...

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

This connection demonstrates a flourishing gaming tradition in the Near East, testifying to the popularity of board games in the daily life of ancient civilizations. Researchers Sam Jelveh ...

Karabük University Archaeologists digging in the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis ... C.E. that they suspect belong to a strategic board game enjoyed by Roman soldiers.

University of Central Florida, courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni An ancient game board, building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide ...