Ancient Board Games

Connected Sites: 6

WHS connected to the playing of an ancient board game.

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Fatehpur Sikri
Inscribed: 1986
3.38
249
9
Courtyard For Playing "Pachisi". A Type Of Ludo Played By The Mughal Emperor Akbar Using Girls From His Harem As "Counters" With Him "Running" The Game From A Central Raised Chair!
See Commons.Wikimedia.Org
Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
Tomb Of Nefertari With A Mural Showing Her Playing The Ancient Egyptian Game Of "Senet"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Petra
Petra
Jordan
Inscribed: 1985
4.61
386
21
There Is A View That A Number Of Carvings At Petra Were "Boards" For Playing A Version Of The "Sowing" Game "Mancala"
See Nabataea.Net
Shahr-i Sokhta
Inscribed: 2014
2.48
10
2
The Oldest Discovered Backgammon
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins
Zimbabwe
Inscribed: 1986
2.80
29
3
"Tsoro Game Board - Several Examples Can Be Seen At Khami, Marked Out On Granite Boulders. This Game, Which Is Still Played, Uses Small Rounded River Pebbles As Counters." (See Link)
See Www.Bulawayo1872.Com
Thimlich Ohinga
Inscribed: 2018
1.74
4
2
"The North-Eastern Side Of The Main Enclosure At Thimlich Ohinga Has A Recreational Games Section Where A Mancala Like Board Game, Locally Known As Ajua, Is Curved Into The Rock Surface" (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org