At about 5,000 years old, backgammon is arguably the oldest board game in the world. Because it is so ancient, the exact facts concerning the origins of the game are mysterious and often left to ...

Archaeologists working in the deserts of Oman have uncovered an ancient stone board game in a Bronze Age settlement that was likely played some 4,000 years ago. Completed in December, the digs around ...

It’s the latest find in a project examining Northern Oman’s Qumayrah Valley and the development of settlements during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Prof. Piotr Bieliński from the Polish Centre of ...

A board game that’s roughly 4,000 years old has been discovered in Oman. The ancient game was excavated near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah last month although, unfortunately, the rules on how to play ...

Thanks to the plethora of board games being released every week, gamers have more choices than ever before when it comes to their tabletop entertainment. Not all games manage to strike a chord with ...

The theme of the last AMME Seminar in 2021 was board games in the Ancient world. The first talk was by Dr Walter Crist (Maastricht University) with the title “The Playable Past: Digital Tools and the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A pattern of small holes cut into the floor of an ancient rock shelter in Azerbaijan shows that ...

The final Ancient and Medieval Middle East (AMME) seminar of this semester will be a hybrid event, organised on Thursday 16 December, 16:15-18:00 EET. The session will consist of the following two ...

There’s nothing like a good game night. A time to gather around and hash it out over a game of Clue or Settlers of Catan. But the joy board games bring, to pass the time during a long winter or ...