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S5E6 - Living in D'Nile with Isis and Osiris

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Ancient Egyptian Board Games

Ancient egyptian board games have been found in tombs. One game, sometimes called hounds and jackals, had game pieces with the heads of, you know, hounds and Jackals. The gods feasted, danced, gamed and joked around for hours before a chest was brought out that they all wanted to fit into. "I just made up those rolls to kame right off the top of my had," he says.

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