Nearly half a century after its discovery, researchers from the United Kingdom and Iran proposed a set of rules for a ...

Humans have entertained themselves with board games for thousands of years. Some, like chess and go, continue to be played ...

In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: the oldest complete board game ever discovered. Around 4500 years ...

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In collaboration with Hasbro, Gameberry Labs launches 'Sorry! World,' the first-ever stand-alone mobile app for the board ...

Board games have long been a favored pastime, even thousands of years ago. The ancient game called "Hounds and Jackals," also called "58 Holes," has long been thought to have originated in Egypt. An ...

A board game dubbed “Hounds and Jackals” or “58 Holes” is believed to be the oldest in the world, with ancient versions found in multiple regions. A relatively new discovery of game boards in ...