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Nine ancient game boards found carved into 1,000-year-old ruins in Mexico. Take a look
5 news release. Carved into one section of the stucco floor, they found nine patolli game boards. Patolli is an ancient Mesoamerican game played by the Maya and Aztecs since roughly 250 A.D. for ...
One of the World’s Oldest Board Games is Even Older Than We Thought
A board game dubbed “Hounds and Jackals” or “58 Holes” is believed to be the oldest in the world, with ancient versions found ...
Ancient soccer-like game with 'no murder' rule still played today
Dive into the Royal Shrovetide football game, where the main rule is "no murder or manslaughter." Witness the world's oldest, ...
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What were ancient Maya games like?
One of the many things the ancient Maya are remembered for is their ball game, which they called pitz. This game is more than 3,000 years old. 300 courts have been found, and they were in the ...