Senet scandanavianSenet is one of the oldest games known to archeology, and it was popular in Egypt for over 1000 years. Played passionately by the ruling class, Senet is shown on the walls of tombs and buried with the mummies of wealthy Egyptians. The pieces start on the board, and move around the path by the toss of stick dice or unique pyramid dice. As is typical, if a piece is landed upon it's sent back as far as possible on the track. But when the pieces get down
It's a typical two-phase game: place pieces on the board and then move and capture
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A quick game for 2 players
and it is said that feverish betting on the outcome of a game is not unusual
Since its invention in 2013
It's a crowded game board
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and captured pieces are returned to their owner to begin again
and many of their Native American neighbors
or block them so they cannot move
and the pattern of the board is very recognizable
It's a simple looking puzzle game for two
