Great Board Games of the Ancient World Course Guidebook The Great Courses Wondrium 1st Edition by Tristan Donovan

Great Board Games of the Ancient World Course Guidebook The Great Courses Wondrium 1st Edition Tristan Donovan – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery

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• Author: Tristan Donovan

Learn the fascinating origins of some of the world’s most beloved games of luck and strategy with an expert on gaming history.

Table contents:

• 01: Bearing Off: The Story of Backgammon
• 02: Senet: Egypt’s Game of the Afterlife
• 03: Chess: The Evolution of a Strategy Icon
• 04: Chess’s Eastern Cousins: Shogi and Xiangqi
• 05: Go: A Game of Near-Infinite Complexity
• 06: Sowing Seeds: Africa’s Mancala Family
• 07: Decoding the Past: The Royal Game of Ur
• 08: Pachisi: India’s Iconic Racing Game
• 09: Patolli: The Lost Game of the Aztecs
• 10: All in a Row: Men’s Morris to Tic-Tac-Toe
• 11: King Me! Alquerque and Checkers
• 12: Morality Play: Snakes, Ladders, and Geese

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