Board games might involve a race to a finish line, as in Sorry! or that ubiquitous first board game for kids, Candyland. Or they might entail a strategic battle for dominance, as in chess or checkers.

Researchers have proposed a possible set of rules for an ancient board game that dates back more than 4,000 years ago, ranking as one of the oldest in the world. A paper accepted for publication in ...

The discovery of artifacts associated with an ancient board game is offering clues about how humans interacted thousands of years ago. At various sites on the Abşeron Peninsula and Gobustan Reserve in ...

During an excavation in northwestern Spain, archaeologists unearthed a “very unusual” collection of ceramic objects. After careful analysis, they determined the pieces once composed an Iron Age board ...

Most classic board games weren't invented out of thin air. In fact, many have rather unusual origin stories. Here are some of the oddest origins of popular board games.

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: the oldest complete board game ever discovered. Around 4500 years ...

The unique ancient Greek board game Zatrikion discovered at the Knossos Palace shows that the ancients had a penchant for ...

If you're stuck for something to play with family members or friends, why not the ancient board game found in Shahr-i Sokhta ...

An ancient board game known as Hounds and Jackals has long been believed to have originated in Egypt. However, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Archaeology, a version of the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ancient Board Game Collection Have you ever heard of Hnefatafl, a game played during the Viking Age? Or Latrunculi, popular over 2000 years ago in ancient ...