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Facts about Board Games of Ancient Egypt
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Dogs and jackals, an ancient Egyptian race game, involved players moving pieces along a track of holes arranged on a palm-tree-shaped board.
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A complete Senet set, including the board, playing pieces, and throwing sticks, was discovered among the treasures in Tutankhamun's tomb.
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Ancient Egyptians played a two-player game called Twenty Squares, also found in Mesopotamia, suggesting board games were traded across ancient cultures.
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The ancient Egyptian game of Mehen, named after a serpent god, was played on a spiral board shaped like a coiled snake.
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Senet, one of the oldest known board games of ancient Egypt, has been found in predynastic burials and was depicted in tomb paintings as early as 3500 BCE.