The Royal Game of Ur: How to Play the Oldest Board Game on Record

Games, Assyrian Civilization, Archaeology and Anthropology
For 4,600 years, a mysterious game slept in the dust of southern Iraq, largely forgotten. The passion of a museum curator and the hunger of young Iraqis for their cultural history may bring it back.

By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/NO57GLq