"Archaeologists Uncover 1700-Year-Old Board Game" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 May 2020 4:19 p.m. PST |
"A team from the University Museum of Bergen excavatd a site in Norway last month, and among the pots and glass they found there was also something a lot cooler: the remains of a board game dating back 1700 years. In total they found 18 double-sided pieces, or tokens, and one die, which rather than being the squat, cube shape we're used to was an elongated, skinny rod…"
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| evilgong | 25 May 2020 5:14 p.m. PST |
That's second edition stuff, the first edition was much better. db |
| rmaker | 25 May 2020 5:15 p.m. PST |
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Old Glory  | 25 May 2020 8:45 p.m. PST |
I think those are the wrong coats for that time period ? |
Dn Jackson  | 26 May 2020 1:57 a.m. PST |
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| ZULUPAUL | 26 May 2020 2:48 a.m. PST |
GW bought the rights & now are producing the miniatures at ridiculous prices oh and don't forget the 3 new codex books. |
| bsrlee | 26 May 2020 7:42 a.m. PST |
The four 4-sided rods to move was also found in the early versions of Chess. There the rods had alternate white/black sides and what type of piece you could move was based on the number of white sides showing. |
| Tango01 | 26 May 2020 12:30 p.m. PST |
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