Once class began we were given the great opportunity to play the ancient Egyptian board game Senet. It was quite a fun and lovely game with simple rules that a five year would even be able to comprehend, though the mechanic were that of sticks the player threw to determine how far one would move on the playing field.
During the game I came up with a few tactics such as moving pieces together to block the enemy, escaping penalites by moving other pieces in the back and taking out the opponents pieces.
To say the least it was truly amazing how a game thousands of years old managed to stand against time itself, and still be played by many gamers and inspiring/future game designers today.
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