Players and observers smile, enjoying a game of Ur. The tournament was conducted with multiple elimination rounds, culminating in a one-on-one final competition for a premium Ur board.

For the first installment of our Ancient Games series, we're tackling the Royal Game of Ur from Mesopotamia! This is one of the oldest games in history, and the oldest one where we actually have a ...

Although the term “board games” wasn’t coined until the mid-19th century, board games have been around for thousands of years ...

Discover Games Summary The Royal Game of Ur is a board game thought to be played as early as 2600BC. The Lost Game seeks to restore this ancient tradition with a twist.

Summary The Royal Game of Ur is an ancient racing game where players try to get all of their tokens across the board first. 3000 years ago this was one of the most popular board games in the world.

The board just discovered at the Omani site might be a precursor to an ancient Middle Eastern game known as the Royal Game of Ur (or the Game of Twenty Squares), a two-player game that may have ...

Dedicated fans — such as the more than 250,000 people who visit the Essen games fair in Germany every year — know that to be true and they would be the first to tell you board game designs ...