Ancient Board Games: Senet, Game of Thirty Squares; Mehen, The Snake Game; Hounds and Jackals; The Royal Game of Ur

Here are four board games -- the Royal Game of Ur; Mehen, the Game of the Snake; Hounds and Jackals; and the Egyptian Game of Senet -- which were popular in the days of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt and in nearby countries from about 5,000 years ago, chosen and recreated by Dr. Irving Finkel of the British Museum. Everything you need to play them is here: the playing boards recreated in sumptuous colors, playing pieces, and full instructions including variations and other possibilities you may like to try.Finkel, Irving is the author of 'Ancient Board Games: Senet, Game of Thirty Squares; Mehen, The Snake Game; Hounds and Jackals; The Royal Game of Ur', published 1999 under ISBN 9781566490726 and ISBN 1566490723.