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Cryptic Conquests of Ancient Games
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Doubled dice duel of chance and tactics tracing to Mesopotamian courts
- 2. Roman ancestor of backgammon, 'table' of fate and rolls
- 4. Scandinavian 'king's table' wargame of asymmetrical conquest
- 7. Egyptian 'passing' game for souls in transition
- 11. Hittite term for a strategic board contest
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- 3. Mantra-inspired move ritual alluding to victory in a classic Asian board game
- 5. Old Norse war game with a hidden king’s flight
- 6. Ancient game involving stacking and throwing stones; strategy woven in small heaps
- 8. Eastern grid battle, simplicity masks depth (5-12 letters, pluralize to fit)
- 9. Moorish board game blending primal capture and territorial plays
- 10. Seed-sowing game from ancient Africa, counting and capture in pits
- 12. Modern variant of maṇcala, sowing seeds for strategic supremacy
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