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3000 BC – 500 AD Ancient Games people played before 500 AD — dated by earliest physical or written evidence, not legend. 14 sports → LIVING TRADITION Traditional & Folk Folk and regional games still played today, from Kho Kho to Calcio Storico. 26 sports → 1800 – TODAY Modern & Olympic Codified rules, governing bodies and world championships. 16 sports → FOR FUN Leisure Recreational games for parks, pubs and back gardens. 10 sports →
SPORT OF THE DAY · 14 NOV

Royal Game of Ur

The Royal Game of Ur is an ancient Mesopotamian race board game played by two players. Players roll tetrahedral dice to race seven pawns along a twenty-square board, capturing opponent pieces and landing on safe rosette squares.

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