Masters Traditional Games

The oldest game board ever discovered was found inside the Royal tombs at the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, Mesopotamia. The ancient city Ur of the Chaldees is mentioned in the Bible and the tombs were built more than 5000 years ago.

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The game pattern on this version of the game is based upon the board from the Royal city of Ur which on display at the British Museum. It is handcrafted from hardwood and comes with special replica game disks and pyramidal lots (ancient dice).

No-one knows how the game was played but many games historians have used various pieces of evidence to conjecture rules. A set of proposed rules is included within the game plus Masters Traditional Games publishes 3 variations of simple race game in the rules section of the website, if more ideas are needed.

The board measures 34 x 13.5cm (13.5 x 5.25 inches). There is a pullout drawer for convenient storage of playing pieces and the game includes 12 playing pieces and 8 pyramid shaped dice.

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Royal Game of Ur	£21.65	£24.90

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