What is the oldest board game that still exists?

What is the oldest board game that still exists?

What is the oldest board game that still exists?

The Royal Game of Ur
The Royal Game of Ur
The Royal Game of Ur is a two-player strategy race board game of the tables family that was first played in ancient Mesopotamia during the early third millennium BC.
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Royal Game of Ur - Wikipedia
is the oldest playable boardgame in the world, originating around 4,600 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia.

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The Royal Game of Ur
Wood and shell, found in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, south Iraq, 2600–2400 BC. 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 astronomer in 177 BC.
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