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Roll the Dice

Patolli game depicted in the Codex Magliabechiano; Royal game of Ur, British Museum (photo: BabelStone - CC0)

Everyone has played board games at one time or another, whether it was Catan, Monopoly, Scrabble, or Snakes and Ladders. Board games have been around for thousands of years. The ancient Royal Game dates back 4,600 years to the Sumerian city-state of Ur in Mesopotamia where the ancient cuneiform writing system was developed. Perhaps becauseContinue reading “Roll the Dice”