Ban Sugoroku ~ Ancient Japanese Game and the Ancestor to Backgammon. ancient_egyptian Its rules are described in

Its rules are described in Chapter 2 and in the Appendix of the book

is a chess variant first published in 1922

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also known as Qirkat

but it is not clear if the boards have been carved at the time of the temple’s construction or later in history

Ban Sugoroku ~ Ancient Japanese Game and the Ancestor to Backgammon. ancient_egyptian Its rules are described inThe Ancient Japanese Game of Ban Sugoroku. The Ancestor to modern Backgammon. Ban Sugoroku first becomes documented in Japan around the 6th C. AD and remained popular into the Edo Period, when it found favor as a gambling game. The game was outlawed in Feudal Japan and even owning a board could result in your death. The game is believed to be the direct ancestor of modern Backgammon and indeed the board as it sits could be used in conjunction with