Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 7 days agoMaybe I'm old-school, but I just can't get into console gaming...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageMaybe I'm old-school, but I just can't get into console gaming...lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoSenet. I think its the oldest known board game if I’m remembering right.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoThe Royal Game of Ur is older. Senet is based on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Game_of_Ur Here’s a video of Irving Finkel (considered the world’s expert on ancient Mesopotamia and also one of the world’s top beard-growers) playing the game with a YouTuber named Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I
Senet.
I think its the oldest known board game if I’m remembering right.
The Royal Game of Ur is older. Senet is based on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Game_of_Ur
Here’s a video of Irving Finkel (considered the world’s expert on ancient Mesopotamia and also one of the world’s top beard-growers) playing the game with a YouTuber named Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I