![]() ![]() It can, therefore, be argued that Ludus Latrunculorum was the first very primitive war style board game. The game is a two-player abstract strategy board game that was played throughout the Roman Empire and was the first game to be based on military-style tactics. Ludus Latrunculorum (also known as ‘Latrones’) is a game that translates directly to mercenary or highwayman. Today Backgammon is as popular as ever, especially with the introduction of the internet and ability to play for free online. Through the ages the games popularity was opposed by authorities and the Church due to it’s elements of gambling among the public. The origin of the name is unknown, but many believe the name is made up of the Middle English baec = back and gamen = game.īackgammon was a constant feature in art throughout the second millennium, most famously in “ The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch and “ The Triumph of Death” by Pieter Brueghel. The name ‘backgammon’ first appeared in print in 1645. Like backgammon, the winner of the game was the first to bear off all their checkers from the board. The game is very similar to modern-day backgammon with the board having three lines of 12 markings, each player playing with 15 checkers and 3 six-sided dice rolled to determine movement. Ludos Duodecim Scriptorum (Game of twelve markings) was a game that was hugely popular during the peak of the Roman Empire. It is quite common to find versions of the games in Tombs and burial chambers (they even found 4 Senet boards in Tutankhamun’s tomb)! It was believed the winner of the game would be under protection from the gods – Ra, Thoth and Osiris.īecause of the belief that the game was a talisman. The game of Senet is linked to the afterlife, believed to be a talisman of a deceased person as he makes his journey. The theme of the gameĪncient Egyptians were very much into faith and worshipping their many gods. The game utilizes the prehistoric dice we mentioned earlier and game pieces like pawns (7 pieces per player). The Pieces and BoardĪ Senet board has 30 squares laid out in 3 lines of 10 with some squares having hieroglyphs etched into them. We may not know the exact rules of the game, however, we know the theme and the pieces that were used. Many have attempted to reconstruct how the game might have been played. While the rules of the game are lost with time. The game was played on elaborately carved and decorated boards (or for the poorer folk, simply carved into the ground). ![]() Senet is technically the first ‘board’ game ever made. The most popular of these games was one called Senet. 2009 – Kickstarter – The Incubator of Board Gamesīoard games were a favorite pass time in Ancient Egypt, especially among royals.1995 – Settlors of Catan – The Gateway Game to Modern Board Games!.1993 – Magic The Gathering – Collective Card Game Explosion!.1987 – Warhammer – Tabletop Miniature Gaming!.1978 – The Spiel des Jahres Awards (Board Game of the Year).1974 – Dungeons and Dragons and the Rise of Role-Playing Games.1903 – The Landlords Game – The Ancestor of Monopoly is Born!.1027AD –Shogi – The Japanese Take on Chess!.550AD – Chaturanga – Ancient Indian Board Game.500AD – Hnefatafl Board Games – The Board Games of Vikings!.400BC – Liubo – Another Eastern Board Game!.400BC – GO and the Eastern Influence on Board Games!.2000BC – Ludos Duodecim Scriptorum – The Ancestor of Backgammon!.2650BC – The Royal Game of Ur – Humanity’s Longest Running Board Game.5000BC – Evidence of the First Pre-Historic Board Games!.If you are interested to learn how I can adapt the Sensei War Game process to suit your needs please contact us I would love to hear from you. Greater alignment across a diverse group and increased commitment to make the resulting strategy actually work in practice. ![]() Insights into how your competitors may react or how a significant external threat may affect your strategic plans and the chance to use these insights to help make your plans ‘future proof’. The Wargame is also a rare opportunity to do some collective strategic thinking in an enjoyable and challenging working environment and as such builds teams across business units and functional divides.ĭeeper understanding and new insights into how your strategy may play out in the future. ![]() To quote Sun Tzu in his book The Art of War – ‘whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight, whoever is second in the field and has to hasten will arrive exhausted.’Ī War Game is fundamentally an exercise in ‘Imagineering’ and can be very powerful in developing new insights and the divergent thinking necessary to improve the quality of your strategic plans, brand plans or product launch plans. ![]()
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