Gaming timeline

By dylan jones
  • 7000 BCE

    First Games

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

    9 Men Morris

    9 Men Morris
    Strategy game for 2 players, from the roman Empire.
  • 3000 BCE

    Calculi

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

    Royal Game of Ur

    Royal Game of Ur
    Oldest complete game to date. Originated in Mesopotamia. Dice and board game.
  • 1300 BCE

    Terni Lapilli

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

    Mancala

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

    Playing Cards

    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.
  • 1400

    Moksha Patam (Snakes and Ladders

    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.