Royal Game of Ur - How to play & history of the game

Come and pull up a chair at The Raven's Table. Join me as we discuss how to play a game straight out of Ancient Mesopotamia - The Royal Game of Ur. We also go into the history of the game, as well as some variations of the rules.

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If you are looking for a set of instructions and a printable playing board, click this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGw6...

Other game instructions can be found here:
http://bit.ly/TheRavensTable

Dr. Irving Finkel's academic paper on the Royal Game of Ur:
https://www.academia.edu/15173145/On_...

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
01:19 History
05:08 How to Play
19:46 Variations of the game
25:43 Wrap-up

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Intro music by:
https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/