Gambling has been with us since time immemorial, though the way we approach and regard gambling couldn't be more different ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Video: Ancient Egyptian games Boards, dice and pieces The Mehen game Activities Activity 1: Explore Ancient Egyptian ...

Archaeologists have found rock carvings of the ancient game dating to ... to the oldest example of the game – previously found in the tomb of an Egyptian government official who died somewhere ...

Senet is ancient, dating back some 5,000 years to Egypt's first dynasty. The game was played on a board with 30 squares arranged in a 3-by-10 rectangle. The precise rules are lost to history ...

“Pharaohs, commoners—everybody knew the game,” he says. Ancient Egyptian texts sometimes refer to the game as a metaphor for moving through the afterlife, Crist says, so it may have ...