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Hounds and jackals board, ivory, found at Thebes, 12th Dynasty. Hounds and jackals or dogs and jackals is the modern name given to an ancient Egyptian tables game that is known from several examples of gaming boards and gaming pieces found in excavations.
No scenes or boards date to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt or The New Kingdom of Egypt, and so it appears that the game was no longer played in Egypt after the Old Kingdom. It is, however, depicted in two tombs circa 700, because the tomb decorations are copied from Old Kingdom originals. Mehen also appears to have been played outside of Egypt.
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With urbanization in the 19th century, the rural games moved to the new urban centres and came under the influence of the middle and upper classes. The rules and regulations devised at English institutions began to be applied to the wider game, with governing bodies in England being set up for a number of sports by the end of the 19th century.
[13] [14] Games such as Nard and the Roman game Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum (game of 12 points, also known as simply "dice", lat. "alea") may have developed from this Iranian game. The Byzantine game Tabula is a descendant of the game of twelve points. The other example of a board game in ancient Egypt is "Hounds and Jackals", also
Egypt Kids (French: Égypte Kids) is an educational video game, released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by EMG and published by Cryo Interactive under the Cryo Kids brand. The game was made in association with Réunion des Musées Nationaux. The Russian version was localised by Nival Interactive. The game is available in ...
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A city-building game set in ancient Egypt, focusing on the cultural and economic development of the Nile civilizations. Pharaoh: 1999: 3000 – 30 BC: A city-building game where players oversee the development of cities in ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom to Roman times. Old World: 2021: 3000 BC – 500 AD