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Cryptic Codices of Ancient Games
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Relating to a philosopher who theorized early logic in games
  • 2. Symbolic step-like towers representing levels in strategic board play
  • 4. Sanskrit root revealing dice gaming origins in ancient India
  • 5. A layered manuscript, metaphor for rewriting or evolving game regulations
  • 7. Epic hero whose name echoes in ancient game narratives
  • 11. Sequential system underlying certain ancient scorekeeping methods
  • 13. Greek gaming tokens, pivotal in early probabilistic contests
  • 16. Harmonious movement akin to the flow of turn-based game rules
  • 17. Egyptian game whose progression encoded spiritual passage rules
Down
  • 3. Hidden or secret games, often coded in antiquity’s manuscripts
  • 6. Geometric shape invoked as a positional motive in archaic gameplay
  • 8. Ionian city, known for influences on Greek competitive rule-making
  • 9. Study and documentation of ancient games’ design and rules
  • 10. Range or span in musical terms, here hinting at rule boundaries
  • 12. Ancient device tracking celestial positions, mirroring game strategy precision
  • 14. Latin for player or actor, reflecting participatory roles in ancient play
  • 15. Piece governed by strict, centuries-old stratagems
  • 18. Mystical root, metaphor for luck and fate in early game rituals

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