A game board that dates back to before the reign of the pharaoh Hatshepsut may represent the transformation of the game senet from fun pastime to religious symbol. Senet is ancient, dating back some 5 ...

Our history studies in homeschooling come in four year cycles, which breaks up recorded time into ancient, medieval, early modern and late modern times. Since I’ve been teaching my kids for four years ...

Next up on our Ancient Games quest: Senet! So many people have requested it, and here it is! This is older than the Royal Game of Ur, and is probably one of the most well known games when you think ...

Known as 'Senet' in ancient times, the game was played by all in Egyptian society regardless of social standing. In some circles, it is described as the "board game of death", intended to be played ...

In this installment of our Battle of the Ancients, Geert and I battle it out playing Senet! There are various rules on how to play Senet, so we chose the simplest, easy to follow ones. Even then, we ...