You are amateur archeologists and you unearth an artifact that looks like an ancient game.
Can you find more information about it from legitimate sources and figure out how to play?
Working with a partner, compile a brief presentation / show-and-tell of your findings during class time (google slides or similar).
How to play?
Why was it played?
Where was it played?
Are there related games?
Try to make a “paper” prototype and play a few rounds.
This is an exercise about the history of games and game design, but also about academic research and teamwork.
Artifact 1
found in Abydos, Egypt
Artifact 2
found in Thebes, Greece
Artifact 3
petroglyph found in northeast Honduras
Artifact 4
found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in southern Iraq
Artifact 5
Found in Thebes, Egypt
Artifact 6
Found in Crete, Greece
Artifact 7
Found in an unknown location in China
