The Royal Game Of Ur: Play The Oldest Board Game On Record
The Royal Game Of Ur: Play The Oldest Board Game On Record
The Royal Game Of Ur: Play The Oldest Board Game On Record
By Deb Amlen
November 17 2022
Summary
Once the boards were made, Mr. Mofaq and Mr. Barlow introduced the game to students at the university.
Continue reading the main story "It is a nice feeling when you rebuild and recreate a game which is not played by people anymore," Mr. Mofaq said in a 2018 interview with The Arab Weekly.
The next step was to present the game to the public.
To give the area a sense of ownership over the history of the game, they hired students from a local university to guide the visitors.
Participants were invited to learn the rules, play the game on Mr. Mofaq's boards, attend lectures, and some visitors could paint and decorate blank boards to take home.
Continue reading the main story "We've actually got a growing community here in Iraq of board game developers who play on their heritage," Mr. Barlow said.
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Reference
Amlen, D. (2022, November 17). The Royal Game of Ur: How To Play the oldest board game on record. The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/crosswords/ur-first-board-game.html