Senet is one of the best known ancient Egyptian board games, with references dating back to early dynastic Egypt and continued use into the early centuries CE. Over time it gained strong afterlife ...

Board games might involve a race to a finish line, as in Sorry! or that ubiquitous first board game for kids, Candyland. Or they might entail a strategic battle for dominance, as in chess or checkers.

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: the oldest complete board game ever discovered. Around 4500 years ...

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