There are lots of period board games, but many fall into one of three categories: tables (e.g. backgammon), chess and tafl. To save scrolling through so many games, these categories have their own pages.
Booklet containing the rules to around 20 board games, including some in all three above families
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Other Board Games
♠ Royal Game of Ur, also known as Twenty Squares ♠
Time period: before 2,500 B.C.E. to after 200 B.C.E. possibly up to recent modern times.
Game type: racing game.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: board, 2 sets of counters, four lots of four-sided dice OR four coins.
Time period: before 2,500 B.C.E. to after 200 B.C.E. possibly up to recent modern times.
Game type: racing game.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: board, 2 sets of counters, four lots of four-sided dice OR four coins.