A painting on the wall of the tomb of queen Nefertari, wife of Rameses II (1304-1237 B.C.), shows her playing Senat. Senate was played by two people (one of it's elaborate boards was found in the tomb of Tutakhamen). However the rules of the game are not fully understood by archeologists, though there has been many attempts to reconstruct the game. The movement of the pieces were decided by throwing 4 two-sided sticks (knucklebones). The aim for each player, to move their pieces around the board while avoiding hazards (or bad fortune). The winner was the one with good luck from the gods, passing to the afterlife (getting all their pieces off the board).
Archeologists note how closely the image of Nefertari's game resembles chess as we know it today.
very cool, thanks for sharing!
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