Introduction

Zhigs Company designed this game for the first time and it is one of the oldest known board game discovered so far, dates back to 3500 BC. This game is totally under control of you, please read the game instruction carefully and then play the game.

As archeologist Jean Perrot noted in the Persian Journal article, the lay-out of the "holes" on the"eagle" game boards is highly suggestive of the twenty squares game boards excavated by Woolley in Sumer, the so-called "Royal Game of Ur." The lay-out of the "holes" on the "eagle" boards is also identical to the lay-out of some twenty squares boards used in ancient Egypt, where the game, known as "Aseb," was sometimes put on the other side of case-style Senet boards.

But how do we know the rules of this game?

The rules for a ‘game of twenty squares' are talked about in Babylonian cuneiform texts.

This eagle board game was a race game, with two players trying to beat each other to the end of the board. People in many parts of the ancient world played the 'game of twenty squares' and boards have been found from Egypt to India, and date from around 3500 B.C. up until modern times.

Also as archeologist Jean Perrot noted in the Persian Journal article, the lay-out of the "holes" on the"eagle" game boards is highly suggestive of the twenty squares game boards excavated by Woolley in Sumer, the so-called "Royal Game of Ur."

The Timeline

3500 BC - Jiroft civilization The lay-out of the "holes" on the "eagle" boards is also identical to the lay-out of some twenty squares boards

3500 BC - Senet found under Predynastic Egyptian burials; also depicted in the tomb of Merknera.

3000 BC - Mehen, board game from Predynastic Egypt, played with lion-shaped game pieces and marbles.

3000 BC - Ancient backgammon set, found in the Burnt City in Iran

2560 BC - Board of the Royal Game of Ur (found at Ur Tombs)

Game instruction: Step1 Oldest dice

This is a game for two players

We used the original dice from Burnt City civilization (Shahri Sokhteh)

Please remember that; you only can throw the dice once and the thrown dice will be counted.

To move your pieces, roll the dice from 1, 2,3 and 4

Step2: How to move Player 1

Always white Pices start (Player 1)

Drag the white piece and drop it in to the board

Player 1 starts from here and move around like that----->

Step3: How to move Player 2

Drag the Black piece and drop it in to the board

Player 2 starts from here and move around like that----->

Step4: Where to start for Player 1

Step5: Where to start Player 2

Step6: The HIT BOX

All the knocked out pieces will go into the "HIT BOX".

Important:

when you knocked out by player 1 or 2 you can reuse it from the start point by throwing the dice.

Step7: How to survive?

you should wait for your rolling number for example in this picture the white piece waiting for number 1----->

Step8: The Survivors Vase

When you survive place it in to the vase

Are you ready for the most ancient board game?

This game is very easy to play and it is fun, Make sure you understand how to play the game before start the game.

Start to Play