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Great Board Games of the Ancient World

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Overview

<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

  • By This Expert
  • 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

Taught by

Tristan Donovan

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