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    What is the oldest board game known to man?

    Question #103015. Asked by star_gazer. (Feb 14 09 10:01 PM)


    CoolerThanU13

    		It could be Senet.

    http://www.gamesinfodepot.com/games/board/history/economics/

    Feb 14 09, 10:06 PM
    Baloo55th

    		It's very hard to answer this, as the origins of many games are lost in the mists of time. (I allow myself a cliche now and then.) One of these is Merrills, or Nine Men's Morris. 'Boards' for this have been seen carved on rocks.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Men%27s_Morris
    Another is Go (a favourite of mine at school). (No, that's NOT establishing an early date.) This is also simple in rules and extremely complex in play. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game) Both will predate chess, as they use much simpler equipment. As to actual dates, they could well go back before writing - and without records, who knows?

    Feb 15 09, 11:04 AM

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