Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 1 month agoMaybe I'm old-school, but I just can't get into console gaming...lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkMaybe I'm old-school, but I just can't get into console gaming...lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe Royal Game of Ur is older. Senet is based on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Game_of_Ur Here’s a video of Irving Finkel (considered the world’s expert on ancient Mesopotamia and also one of the world’s top beard-growers) playing the game with a YouTuber named Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I
The Royal Game of Ur is older. Senet is based on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Game_of_Ur
Here’s a video of Irving Finkel (considered the world’s expert on ancient Mesopotamia and also one of the world’s top beard-growers) playing the game with a YouTuber named Tom Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I