M Winther wrote on Thu, Aug 22, 2013 05:50 AM UTC:
In Aztec civilization, the nobility played Patolli, which was a game of dice, similar to Ludo. According to the followings study, gaming was more important in Bronze Age culture than was earlier thought. Almost every tenth artifact found at Mohenjo-daro is game related, including different forms of dice and playing pieces. "Gaming in Mohenjo-daro - an Archaeology of Unities." Elke Rogersdotter, 12-Jan-2011.
"The main question of this thesis concerns the possibility of illuminating the presence and impact of the irrational element that is play in an ancient societal structure. [...] The study is based on selected game-related finds from the site of Mohenjodaro. Located in Sindh in southern Pakistan, the site constitutes the remains of the largest urban settlement of the Bronze Age Indus Valley realm (ca. 2500-2000 BC). One of the typical features of this realm constitutes a focus on small-sized art. Among other artefacts, numerous small objects of a supposedly game-related purpose have been found in Mohenjo-daro, such as dice and gamesmen. [...]" Gaming in Mohenjo-daro – an Archaeology of Unities
I wrote an article about historical board games with special reference to mandala shapes, here: The Boardgame Mandala
/M. Winther
"The main question of this thesis concerns the possibility of illuminating the presence and impact of the irrational element that is play in an ancient societal structure. [...] The study is based on selected game-related finds from the site of Mohenjodaro. Located in Sindh in southern Pakistan, the site constitutes the remains of the largest urban settlement of the Bronze Age Indus Valley realm (ca. 2500-2000 BC). One of the typical features of this realm constitutes a focus on small-sized art. Among other artefacts, numerous small objects of a supposedly game-related purpose have been found in Mohenjo-daro, such as dice and gamesmen. [...]"
Gaming in Mohenjo-daro – an Archaeology of Unities
I wrote an article about historical board games with special reference to mandala shapes, here:
The Boardgame Mandala
/M. Winther