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Started by Bryce Robinson, August 16, 2013, 11:55:01 AM

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Bix Conners

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dcole

Thanks qwijybo.  I haven't seen any of these games before but Latrunculi & The Royal Game of Ur look like they are worth further investigation.  Thanks for posting this.
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David Cole

silent_rob

Great article - very interesting read. I was thinking that instead of trying to puzzle out those they can't understand themselves, the archaeologists involved should bring in game designers to see what they can make of them.

dcole

That is a good idea.  There is probably some people out there with more in depth knowledge as far as how games work and potentially historical gaming as well.  Its pretty neat the stuff archeologists find though.
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David Cole

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Bryce Robinson

Found this article today about how Monopoly was used to smuggle items into prison camps to help allies escape.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/62285/how-brilliant-intelligence-officer-used-monopoly-free-wwii-pows
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Lori

Today is Monopoly's 80th birthday.

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