[CholeraJoe]

The board game and its arranged pieces, however, are anything but common. None other like it has ever been found at Roman-era sites in Great Britain. Surviving metal corners and hinges from the board allowed Pitts to reconstruct it as an 8-inch by 12-inch rectangle. Raised sides suggest dice might have been used. The white and blue glass counters were positioned with care. Some were straight across the sides, another in a diagonal line and one white marker close to the board's center.

Very clearly a forerunner of Gobstones. /Harry Potter reference

[SunkenCiv]

So when it was buried, it really turned into an Everlasting Gobstone Stopper. /charlie and the chocolate factory reference

;’)

[Soliton]

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/boardgames8.html

Roman board games