A Mayan patolli board has been found in Guatemala, embedded in the floor of a house and hidden for 1,500 years.

The discovery of artifacts associated with an ancient board game is offering clues about how humans interacted thousands of years ago. At various sites on the Abşeron Peninsula and Gobustan Reserve in ...

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Researchers have proposed a possible set of rules for an ancient board game that dates back more than 4,000 years ago, ranking as one of the oldest in the world. A paper accepted for publication in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a unique mosaic-style board game in the Mayan city of Naachtun, Guatemala, ...

A recent exhibition showcased India’s ancient board games, but their archaeological evidence has also been found globally. It ...

Board games have always been more than just a way to pass the time. In ancient Arab cultures, these games were a mix of entertainment, social connection, and even spiritual significance. Over the ...

For centuries, when families across China gathered for Lunar New Year’s Eve, they would while away the hours playing huluwen, an ancient board game that, depending on the theme, would evoke images of ...

Once designed to teach, preach, or persuade, these familiar board games now mask the strange historical forces that informed ...