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Vol 2 Ep 3 - Ur

History of the World podcast

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The Royal Game of Or

The royal game of or is the earliest board game ever found. Rules have been discovered on cuniform tablets. It is a race game where players move their tokens around the board in accordance to the number thrown with the dice. Some tablics explaining the rules suggest that the fortune of the game can directly correlate to the player's fortune in life, with some of the squares having a special meaning. Such is the ornate beauty of the game board, that i wouldn't expect that every household had one of these games. And when played, it is absolutely enjoyable. If you don't believe me, i challenge you to watch agaim without wanting to have a go yourself. Afterwards,

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