Gaming timeline

  • First Games
    7000 BCE

    First Games

    First games made (use of objects like sticks and stones).
  • 9 Men Morris
    3500 BCE

    9 Men Morris

    Strategy game for 2 players, from the roman Empire.
  • Calculi
    3000 BCE

    Calculi

    the use of stones to try and get five in a row before the opposing player.
  • Royal Game of Ur
    3000 BCE

    Royal Game of Ur

    Oldest complete game to date. Originated in Mesopotamia. Dice and board game.
  • Terni Lapilli
    1300 BCE

    Terni Lapilli

    The first rendition of the game tic-tac-toe.
  • Mancala
    700

    Mancala

    Originated in Africa, a family game where you moved seeds around the board to try and get the most seeds.
  • Playing Cards
    1000

    Playing Cards

    made in China, and used because of their ability to be easily transported. Card games moved all around the world.
  • Period: 1000 to

    Card Games

    Games made out of the use of Playing cards.
  • Moksha Patam (Snakes and Ladders
    1400

    Moksha Patam (Snakes and Ladders

    Indian game were players moved from one end of the board to another with snakes that sent you back and ladders that sent your forward.
  • Mansion of Happiness

    Mansion of Happiness

    first successful American board Game. Race game to see who gets to the end first.
  • Pachisi

    Pachisi

    Indian race game in which players try to get their pieces around the board and move into the middle.
  • Bertie the Brain

    Bertie the Brain

    Arcade style game where you play tic-tac-toe against the computer.
  • Tennis for Two

    Tennis for Two

    First game that could be used on a television. This started the production of the first home consoles which had their own Pong style games.
  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg

    Became the first of many Military style board games.
  • Period: to

    Arcade Games

    Arcade games made for attracting customers, but later put into Arcades like Chuckie Cheese in 1977.
  • Dungeons & Dragons

    Dungeons & Dragons

    Fantasy game where players act out their characters moves in this Role Playing Game.
  • Atari 2600 (Gen 2)

    Atari 2600 (Gen 2)

    Home consoles such as the Atari were installed in houses.
  • Generation 3 consoles

    Generation 3 consoles

    The Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom in Japan) brought back home consoles and added new controllers and gameplay never before seen. Other companies started after this, such as SEGA.
  • Generation 4 consoles

    Generation 4 consoles

    Moving from 8-bit to 16-bit, the second 4forth generation brought about the SEGA Genesis, SNES, NEO GEO, and more and updated graphics a lot.
  • Generation 5 consoles

    Generation 5 consoles

    The fifth generation brought about one of the biggest changes in gaming history, the third dimension. Consoles like the N64 and PlayStation showcased these.
  • Generation 6-9 consoles

    Generation 6-9 consoles

    These generations of consoles updated graphics and added the control stick and motion controls to gaming.
  • Virtual Reality

    Virtual Reality

    Virtual reality allows you to be put into a digital world, while augmented reality adds digital stuff to the already existing world.