1 posted on
02/10/2020 5:06:34 AM PST by
BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
This one, "Mehan", bears a slight similarity to the Phaestos Disc
/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/72/6e/726e135c-c3c9-4f75-b166-862d649566c8/mehen1.jpg)
2 posted on
02/10/2020 5:07:52 AM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
3100BC? I think there’s a Monopoly game that has beem going on since then?
3 posted on
02/10/2020 5:09:25 AM PST by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: BenLurkin
What? No mention of Hounds and Jackals?
Didn’t these guys watch “The Ten Commandments”?
That game was a real thing, you know...
To: BenLurkin
The game of “GO” was invented by Chinese Emperor Yao around 2356–2255 BC.
8 posted on
02/10/2020 5:15:45 AM PST by
BuffaloJack
("Security does not exist in nature. Everything has risk." Henry Savage)
To: BenLurkin
Hi.
Is Tavla (backgammon) mentioned?
5.56mm
9 posted on
02/10/2020 5:16:16 AM PST by
M Kehoe
(DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
To: BenLurkin
Glad that my 6 and 8 year old are in chess club (where they play chess, backgammon, and checkers). Good games for quarantine ;)
10 posted on
02/10/2020 5:21:17 AM PST by
DCBryan1
(Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
To: BenLurkin
11 posted on
02/10/2020 5:24:16 AM PST by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: BenLurkin; SunkenCiv; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON
"I still have legions in the Negev."
"The Negev is weak. I will put the hurt on The Negev."
"I am from Negev. You not say Negev weak!"
To: BenLurkin
I remember a story back a few years ago about a game from Ancient China that was surprisingly complex. Sort of a cross between Chess and a modern war game, the closest analogy I could think of was “Stratego”. There were various units such as archers and each had a different value and was strong or weak against various other units. Unfortunately as I recall all but a few of the rules have been lost over time and only the gameboard and some of the playing pieces survive, so it is impossible to recreate the game as it was truly played, although some have tried to come up with modern rules for it.
14 posted on
02/10/2020 5:29:27 AM PST by
apillar
To: BenLurkin
I saw a painting on an ancient Greek vase showing two heroes of the Trojan war playing “draughts”.
It looked like checkers to me.
15 posted on
02/10/2020 5:34:44 AM PST by
yarddog
( For I am persuaded.)
To: BenLurkin
I believe they are overlooking the most ancient game of all, probably due to the fact the playing pieces are common coins and drinking vessels. It’s known today as quarters.
18 posted on
02/10/2020 5:56:45 AM PST by
rawcatslyentist
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfuAJcWl6DE Kill a Commie for Mommie)
To: BenLurkin
Woe to the future archeologist who unearths ‘Hungry,Hungry Hippo’.
20 posted on
02/10/2020 6:08:20 AM PST by
davius
(You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
To: BenLurkin
They played RISK with real people and real estate............
22 posted on
02/10/2020 6:51:00 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
To: BenLurkin
Too bad they didn’t have Squad Leader back then. They would still be trying to figure out the rules and too busy to actually fight each other.
23 posted on
02/10/2020 6:58:19 AM PST by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: BenLurkin
26 posted on
02/10/2020 8:05:13 AM PST by
moovova
To: BenLurkin
I've played this..although, i can no longer remember how to play it.
33 posted on
02/10/2020 10:42:06 AM PST by
Leep
(Everyday is Trump Day!)
To: BenLurkin
40 posted on
02/10/2020 2:10:13 PM PST by
Pelham
(RIP California, killed by massive immigration)
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