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3000 BCE
royal game of Ur
The royal game of Ur is the oldest known game. It was created in ancient Mesopotamia around 3000 BCE. To play the game players use dice to race/move around the board. To win you must score all of your pieces before your opponent. -
2620 BCE
Senet
Senet was a game created by the Egyptians. Senet was also a race game in which players used sticks or bones to move around the board. The game was based on the religious beliefs of people in ancient Egypt. -
1400 BCE
Ullamaliztli
Ullamaliztli was played on a long narrow court with hoops mounted on a wall sideways. Players had to use the body parts besides their hands to get the ball through the hoops. -
700 BCE
Shantranj
Shatranj is the ancient version of chess. It was created in Persia. The goal of Shatranj is to capture your opponent's shah -
500 BCE
Liubo
Liubo was a game played in ancient China. Most of the rules to the game have been forgotten but it is believed that the game used sticks as dice and each player would roll the six sticks to determine how much they get to move. -
200 BCE
Patolli
Patolli was a game played by many Mesoamerican civilizations. Patolli was a race game that the players would gamble on. In order to win a player must get all six of their pieces to the end of the board. -
116 BCE
Calculi
Calculi is basically the ancient version of 5 in a row. players take turn placing stones in a board and the player who gets 5 in a row first win. Calculi was created in ancient Rome around 116-27 BCE -
100 BCE
Terni Lapilli
Terni Lapilli is the ancient version of Tic Tac Toe. But instead of X and O being used to mark spaces they used three pieces per player that you had to keep moving around the board in order to win. -
1 BCE
Duodecim Scripta
Duodecim Scripta is game created near modern day turkey. Duodecim Scripta is played by two players who take turn rolling 3 dice to determine how much they move there 15 pieces. In order to win the player needs to move all their pieces across the board to the other side -
101
Mancala
Mancala was created in ancient Egypt and is one of the oldest games still around. Two players would use stones, seeds, pebbles and other things to mow around the board. To win you capture more of the object you're using than your opponent. -
400
Tafl
Tafl was a game very similar to chess that had players with uneven numbered armies. The goal for one player is to have the king escape to the field and the other players goal is to capture the king. -
601
Chaturanga
Chaturanga was a strategy game created in India. Although the exact rules have been forgotten the game is played in a very similar way to modern day chess. -
801
Playing Cards
playing cards have gone through many changes but the original playing cards were created in China. Cards were made from paper and became popular around the globe for how many different games you could use them for. -
960
Pachisi
Pachisi is a race game created in India. Players race around the board before going to the center of the board to win the game. -
Seega
Seega is a strategy game created in Egypt. Two players take turn placing there pieces in different cells on the board. Boards very in size but are usually 5x56, 7x7 or 9x9. -
Collectible Card Games
Collectible Card Games started in 1904 with baseball cards. Where players collect their favorite players cards. Other games like Pokémon have thousands of different cards and players can put their cards together to battle friends. -
Arcade games
Arcade games are a variety of different games ranging from pinball to shooter games. Arcade games are often played on a machine that has built in joysticks you can use to move around. -
PC games
Computer gaming was a huge step forward for games. Players could play their favorite games with better graphics and more complex games. some early computer games included doom and halflife. -
Settlers of Catan
Settlers of Catan was created in Germany. Players try to build their own civilization while trading and buying resources from other players. You win by reaching 10 points. -
Virtual reality
Virtual reality lets players play games as if they are in the actual game. Players can see through the eyes of a bird and fly even if your just standing in your bedroom.