Senet was one of the most popular board games in ancient Egypt, played by people across social classes for thousands of years ...

Board games might involve a race to a finish line, as in Sorry! or that ubiquitous first board game for kids, Candyland. Or they might entail a strategic battle for dominance, as in chess or checkers.

Mehen was an ancient Egyptian board game associated with religious symbolism and the snake god Mehen. Archaeological evidence ...

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: the oldest complete board game ever discovered. Around 4500 years ...