Just watched the first part of the BBC series Games Britannia called Dicing with Destiny presented by historian Benjamin Woolley. (picture below)
It was the first time I heard of the game Nine Men’s Morris that has been around since the ancient egyptian period. It was very popular during the reign of the roman empire as a form of entertainment and fun. The layout of the board with no game pieces on it. (picture below)
Woolley also talked about the Snakes and Ladders, the Royal Game of Goose which has multiple variations that use exploration, colonies and religion as themes for the game. Woolley also talked about Chess and its origins and I was surprised to find out that chess originated in India not in Russia like I thought it was.
I was amazed to find out that in 18th and early 19th century the “Dice” was considered evil and that is why tops were used instead.
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