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Timeless Tactics of Ancient Play
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Across
  • 1. Ancient African sowing game involving pits and seeds
  • 3. Ancient game boards used letters or symbols from this
  • 5. Small cubic token used as a game counter in Rome
  • 8. Characters sometimes used for casting lots or game markings
  • 12. Flat surface on which ancient games were played
  • 13. Old Viking lawn game involving wooden blocks and throws
  • 14. Game pieces often made from polished rock or glass
  • 16. Most important piece in many ancient and modern games
  • 18. Egyptian game thought to represent the journey after death
  • 19. Small numbered cubes used to produce random numbers
Down
  • 2. A player’s turn action on the board
  • 4. Roman strategy game resembling a battle between soldiers
  • 6. A backgammon term meaning double win by opponent failing to bear off
  • 7. Roman ancestor of backgammon involving a race of pieces
  • 9. Alignment of pieces, often a winning condition
  • 10. Term for an invalid move or error in some board games
  • 11. Ancient counting frame used for calculations
  • 15. Symbol or piece representing a player or resource
  • 17. Strategy game with kings, queens, and knights
  • 20. A movable token used by a player on a board

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