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7000 BCE
First Games
First games made (use of objects like sticks and stones). -
3500 BCE
9 Men Morris
Strategy game for 2 players, from the roman Empire. -
3000 BCE
Calculi
the use of stones to try and get five in a row before the opposing player. -
3000 BCE
Royal Game of Ur
Oldest complete game to date. Originated in Mesopotamia. Dice and board game. -
1300 BCE
Terni Lapilli
The first rendition of the game tic-tac-toe. -
700
Mancala
Originated in Africa, a family game where you moved seeds around the board to try and get the most seeds. -
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. -
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
first successful American board Game. Race game to see who gets to the end first. -
Pachisi
Indian race game in which players try to get their pieces around the board and move into the middle. -
Bertie the Brain
Arcade style game where you play tic-tac-toe against the computer. -
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
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
Fantasy game where players act out their characters moves in this Role Playing Game. -
Atari 2600 (Gen 2)
Home consoles such as the Atari were installed in houses. -
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
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
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
These generations of consoles updated graphics and added the control stick and motion controls to gaming. -
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality allows you to be put into a digital world, while augmented reality adds digital stuff to the already existing world.