“Culture arises and unfolds in and as play.”

Johan Huizinga:- Homo Ludens (“man the player”)

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The playable catalogue

mehen.png Mehen Egypt · c. 3100 BCE
hounds-jackals.png Hounds and Jackals Egypt -- ancient
Greek-Petteia.png Petteia Greek.
Pente-v1.png Pente lorem
ludus-latrunculorum.png Ludus Latrunculorum Roman
duodecim-scripta.png Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum Roman
tabula-roman.png Tabula-Roman lorem
seega-egypt.png seega-egypt lorem
hnefatafl.png Hnefatafl Nordic
Alquerque.png Alquerque lorem???
ashtapada.png Ashtapada lorem???
chaturanga.png Chaturanga lorem???
liubo.png Liubo Chinese -- ancient
go.png Go Chinese
The Royal Game of Ur board The Royal Game of Ur Mesopotamia · c. 2600 BCE
patoli-aztec.png Patoli Aztec
brandubh-board.png Brandubh Ireland · early medieval
nine-mens-morris.png Nine Men’s Morris Europe · ancient to medieval
senet-board.png Senet Egypt · c. 3100 BCE
mayan-3.png Bul-mayan Maya, pre-Columbian
mayan-4.png Pattoli-mayan Maya, pre-Columbian