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The First Moves: Humanity’s Oldest Games


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In our 50th episode we journey back thousands of years to uncover the world’s oldest uncovered games. from Egypt’s mysterious Senet, to Mesopotamia’s Royal Game of Ur, China’s still-thriving Go, and the newly reimagined game of Shahr-i Sokhta

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Sources:

Mancala - Savannah African Art Museum

British Museum - Royal Game of Ur

Researchers uncover how Shahr-i Sokhta was played

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