The Royal Game of Ur [IG Storytime]
Guest Contributor: Mais Al-Aloosi
*Note that all Storytimers are, by definition, NOT experts on the topic the choose. The purpose of this Storytime is for the contributor to explore something new and to inspire curiosity in others to learn more.
Date: March 14, 2021
Subject of the Storytime Takeover: Mais does a brief deep dive into the Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares. It is a two-player strategy race board game that was first played in ancient Mesopotamia during the early third millennium BC.
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