Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Decoding Timeless Ancient Board Strategies
A crossword exploring key terms and concepts behind ancient game rules and their historical significance.
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- 1. Historic game involving dice and strategic moves
- 2. Person overseeing game progress and rule adherence
- 3. Lowest ranking piece in classic board games
- 4. Deliberate loss of a game piece for strategic advantage
- 6. Old Norse variation of backgammon
- 8. Ancient script sometimes used for marking game pieces
- 10. Object believed to bring luck to players
- 11. Marker used to represent players on a game board
- 13. Stone or clay piece where primitive game rules were inscribed
- 16. Ancient game symbolizing war and intellect
Down
- 5. Handwritten document preserving old game rules
- 7. Player’s opportunity to make a move
- 9. Careful planning to outwit opponents in ancient games
- 12. Egyptian game considered one of the oldest board games
- 14. Written guidelines explaining game mechanics
- 15. Ancient counting tool often used in gameplay scoring
- 17. Small throwable objects determining chance in gameplay
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