The Royal Game of Ur Also known as The Game of 20 Squares. Is a ancient game named after the Royal Tombs of Ur where it was discovered by Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1920’s.
While the exact rules are unknown. It is believed to be a two player game where players role a three sided dice to race to the end of the bored. It is also believed that if a player lands on a square that a opponent is already occupying they return the opponents piece to the start. However some of the squares have symbols on them, these squares are considered to mean safe squares where a opponent cannot take a opponents piece.
The rules we have were translated from a stone tablet of babylonian origin. The stone tablet and one of the two discovered game boards are in the British Museum.
I found this particular ancient game to be one of the best i have seen and played. As a result i later decided to iterate this game and improve its mechanics and winning conditions.
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