This Board Game Is Older Than Stonehenge

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We've been coming up with games to pass the time for just about as long as we've had writing, but sadly, not all of our oldest board games come with the rule books intact. Here's a few of the oldest board games ever from, from Patolli to Senet, and how archaeologists have tried to rediscover exactly how to play them.

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