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Great Board Games of the Ancient World

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<p>Learn the fascinating origins of some of the world’s most beloved games of luck and strategy with an expert on gaming history.</p>

Syllabus

01: Bearing Off: The Story of Backgammon
02: Senet: Egypt’s Game of the Afterlife
03: Chess: The Evolution of a Strategy Icon
04: Chess’s Eastern Cousins: Shogi and Xiangqi
05: Go: A Game of Near-Infinite Complexity
06: Sowing Seeds: Africa’s Mancala Family
07: Decoding the Past: The Royal Game of Ur
08: Pachisi: India’s Iconic Racing Game
09: Patolli: The Lost Game of the Aztecs
10: All in a Row: Men’s Morris to Tic-Tac-Toe
11: King Me! Alquerque and Checkers
12: Morality Play: Snakes, Ladders, and Geese
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Tristan Donovan

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