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Mysteries of Ancient Board Games
A crossword exploring key terms and historical aspects of ancient board games from various cultures.
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  • 1. Earlier name referring to the 'Game of Ur'
  • 2. An ancient game involving dice and moving pieces on a board
  • 3. Small cubes used in many ancient board games for chance
  • 4. Indian cross and circle game, predecessor to Ludo
  • 6. A Viking strategy game also called 'King's Table'
  • 8. Roman board game said to be ancestor of backgammon
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  • 5. Ancient game played with ankle bones, precursor to dice
  • 7. An ancient board game considered a predecessor to checkers
  • 9. One of the oldest known Egyptian board games
  • 10. African-origin game involving counting and sowing seeds
  • 11. Latin for 'game', sometimes used historically for board games

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