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  1. The Royal Game of Ur
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    Analysts estimated that the highly decorated boards, made of wood, inlaid shell and lapis lazuli, were made between 2,600-2,400 B.C., making the Royal Game of Ur the oldest complete tabletop game ever discovered.

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    The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest known board game—it's at least 4000 years old!

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    What is the oldest game board in the world?
    One board, held by the British Museum, is dated to c. 2600 – c. 2400 BC, making it one of the oldest game boards in the world. The Royal Game of Ur is sometimes equated to another ancient game which it closely resembles, the Game of Twenty Squares.

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    What is the oldest tabletop game ever discovered?
    Analysts estimated that the highly decorated boards, made of wood, inlaid shell and lapis lazuli, were made between 2,600-2,400 B.C., making the Royal Game of Ur the oldest complete tabletop game ever discovered. One of the boards of the Royal Game of Ur excavated in the 1920s, on display at the British Museum.

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    Which board game has been played the longest?
    Many people think Backgammon has been played the longest out of all board games, however it’s actually The Royal Game of Ur. The game had been thought long-dead, superseded by backgammon 2000 years ago. However, game enthusiast Irving Finkel discovered the game’s rules carved into an ancient stone tablet.

    The Full History of Board Games. From 5000 BC to now - Medium

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    Are there any ancient board games?
    He recently asked me if there were any when I was little, which got us talking about the history of board games and ancient games people played. The Royal Game of Ur is considered the oldest board game. It originated more than 4600 years ago in Mesopotamia and quickly spread throughout the Middle East.

    Ancient Board Games: The History of the Oldest Board Games

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    WEBNov 17, 2022 · The original name of this ancient game has been lost to time, but it was dubbed the Royal Game of Ur after a British archaeologist named Sir Leonard Woolley uncovered five worn playing...

     
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    WEBDec 11, 2023 · The oldest board game on record is The Royal Game of Ur. Found in Iraq in an area that used to be Mesopotamia, historians date …

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      Play the Oldest Board Game in the World: Royal Game of Ur

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      Top 10 historical board games - British Museum

      WEBFeb 26, 2021 · The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest playable boardgame in the world, originating around 4,600 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. The game's rules were written on a cuneiform tablet by a Babylonian …

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      The Best Board Games of the Ancient World

      WEBFeb 6, 2020 · Beloved by such luminaries as the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun and Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, Senet is one of the earliest known board games. Archaeological and artistic evidence suggest...

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      Explore the World’s Oldest Board Game (And The …

      WEBMay 12, 2017 · This rulebook is a tablet that dates back four millennia to the city of Ur, and describes the oldest board game in the world. The two discussed many things, one of them being the oldest-known...

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      The Royal Game Of Ur: Play The Oldest Board Game On Record

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      Ancient Board Games: The History of the Oldest Board Games

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      What is the oldest board game ever recorded? - Gaming FAQ

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      The surprisingly ancient history of board games

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      8 Oldest Board Games in the World

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      These Complex, Beautiful Board Game Pieces Are 5,000 Years Old

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