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Games with dice and strategy

In addition to pure strategy games or games of chance, there are also games with a mixture of both. The best-known representative of this is probably the game "Backgammon", which is widely played here.

Senet board game from Egypt on a dark brown, round playing field made of leather with the corresponding dice sticks and playing pieces in red and yellow
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Senet
Senet is known as the ‘oldest board game in the world’. Senet was the most popular and most important board game in ancient Egypt and was played by all sections of the population. In addition to the transportable game boards, Senet games were also found carved in various places in tombs and temples, demonstrating their widespread use. More than 40 senet boards have been discovered, some in very good condition, with intact game figures and with throwing sticks, ankle bones or cube-like dice that served as dice. The oldest known depiction of a senet game set is part of a wall painting in Saqqara from the tomb of the pharaoh Hesy (III Dynasty ca 2686-2613 BC). Senet is therefore one of the oldest known board games. Unfortunately, the original rules of the game have not survived. It seems that the game was so widespread and well-known that even small children could have known it. It was probably only passed down orally, so the rules of the game had to be painstakingly reconstructed by archaeologists. The playing field comprises 3x10 squares and was decorated with different symbols over the course of time. We chose the symbols of Tutankhamun, probably the most famous Pharaoh, for this board.
Even Tut Anch Amun, probably the most famous ruler, took a game table with him into the afterlife.

You will receive a game board in the colour of your choice and the corresponding game pieces in the desired colours. In addition, we will add one game piece per colour as a replacement. If several tiles have been lost, please let us know and we will send you the desired tiles. These are free of charge, you only have to pay the postage and shipping costs.
18,00 EUR
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
Tâb board game from Egypt and the Middle East, with a round, dark brown leather playing surface, throwing sticks as dice and wooden playing pieces in light and dark colors
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Tâb
Tâb is played by two people on a board with four rows of (usually) nine squares. Each player has eleven pieces that move around the board, as if it were a race track, depending on the throws of the four sticks. The pieces don't try to reach the end, but keep circling, trying to trap their enemies, until only one side of the board remains.
24,00 EUR
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The royal game of Ur, board game from Mesopotamia on a round, dark brown leather playing field with playing pieces in dark blue, cobalt and yellow. They also include dice in the shape of pyramids.
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the royal game of UR
The royal game from UR is a very entertaining game for two players, in which both players try to skillfully place their pieces according to the number of points rolled in order to emerge victorious from the game.
18,00 EUR
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
backgammon game on a round, light brown leather playing field with matching dice and playing pieces in dark blue and green
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Backgammon
Much is still unknown about the origin, age and spread of this game. There are some oriental games that are thousands of years old and parallels to backgammon are often sought, but whether this proves a relationship is questionable. Probably the first close relative of modern backgammon is the Roman Ludus duodecim scriptorum. It was widespread throughout the Roman Empire and was first mentioned by Ovid in the 8th century BC. However, the first discovery is dated to around 125 AD. The game was then further developed by the Romans into alea or tabula, which could have been played as early as the 1st century AD. From the 11th century onwards, the game spread throughout Europe and became known in Germany in the 12th century under the name Wurfzabel or Puff. The name Puff is derived from the word Pasch. The vulgar term for the brothel goes back to the name of the game that used to be played in these houses - so you went ‘to the brothel’.

You will receive a playing field in the colour of your choice and the corresponding tiles in the desired colours, plus one tile per colour as a replacement. If you have lost several tiles, please let us know and we will send you the desired tiles. These are free of charge, you only have to pay the postage and shipping costs.
24,00 EUR
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
nyout dice game for up to four players from Korea on a round, beige playing field on leather with the corresponding dice sticks and tokens in red, green, yellow and cobalt blue
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Nyout
With the dice game Nyout, 2, 3 or even 4 players can pass the time. . Nyout is derived from the Korean game Yut. Its similarity to a Chinese fortune-telling game, which originated in the 3rd century BC, indicates that Yut is very old. However, archaeologists argue about its exact age. The game is still very popular in Korea today and is mainly played at New Year. The interesting thing here are the dice, which are throwing sticks in this game.
18,00 EUR
incl. 19% tax excl. Shipping costs
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In addition to pure strategy games or games of chance, there are also games with a mixture of both. The best-known representative of this is probably the game "Backgammon", which is widely played here.