Royal Game of Ur randolph

Royal Game of Ur randolphOur travel size version (board is 4 inches square) of The Royal Game of Ur, sometimes called the "grandfather of backgammon" or the oldest game in history, perhaps dating back over 5,000 years. Neither are probably not true, but it is a very ancient game. Two players use stick dice (or coins) to determine the movement of their pieces around a path on the board. Ending a turn on an opposing piece sends them back to start, and there are safe spaces and

and Burkina Faso

and the goats are entered onto the board one at a time

but is probably far older

So a capture means that two pieces are lost

The attractive board art doesn't convey the unique challenges of Surakarta right away

It's one of the few running fight games known

Each card has a value that allows the players to purchase cards from an array on the table

each player has just one peg

Any peg can be played by any player on their turn

including the Medicine Wheel

the game is full of surprises

The more you play