thin dice. The shape of the board is very similar to a game from the same era called the ' Game of Ur.' However, unlike that game, for which clay tablets with the rules have been found ...

and 4 dice with circular shapes embedded in them, was recovered from a grave dated around 4,500 years old. Though similar to another game from the time called the Royal Game of Ur, there were ...

Irving Finkel from the British Museum tells Marnie about the Royal Game of Ur, one of the most ancient ... and why we struggle to comprehend the randomness of dice with author Tim Clare.