Here are four board games -- the Royal Game of Ur; Mehen, the Game of the Snake; Hounds and Jackals; and the Egyptian Game of Senet -- which were popular in the

Everyone plays board games, and everyone will find something to fascinate them in this book about the games of the past, and their history and development. Base

Past Times is a series of books about historical games and pastimes throughout the ages. This particular book is about games from Viking age and earlier.

“[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history.” —The Wall Street Journal Board games have b

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and it