Product details
ISBN
9780714131122
Published
2005-04-25
Publisher
British Museum Press
Weight
270 gr
Height
185 mm
Width
150 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
36
Author
Biographical note
Dr Irving Finkel is a curator in the Department of the Ancient Near East in the British Museum and a world expert on the history of board games.
Board games have been played since prehistoric times, passing from person to person and country to country all over the world. This colourful and unique book explains the origins of five of the most long-lasting games, with five fold out game boards and rules so that you can play the games yourself. To play the games you can use ordinary modern dice and anything you like for counters: buttons or sweets will do!
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Board games have been played since prehistoric times, passing from person to person and country to country all over the world. This colourful and unique book explains the origins of five of the most long-lasting games, with five fold out game boards and rules so that you can play the games yourself.
Read more
Introduction: Thousands of years of board games; 1 Roman Backgammon; 2 Ancient Egyptian Senet; 3 The Royal Game of Ur; 4 Snakes and Ladders; 5 Pachisi (Ludo)
Product details
ISBN
9780714131122
Published
2005-04-25
Publisher
British Museum Press
Weight
270 gr
Height
185 mm
Width
150 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
36
Author