Thanks for the thorough rundown of Senet! I learned of this game’s existence because you find a copy of it in a tomb in the videogame Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh.
There were few other rules and other boards. Well 10 game token can start from square 11 and 14 token square 15. Usually Ankh of life was start. River pushed back to ankh of life, hence rebirth. It was game representing life and religious aspects of death. Basicly works as PopMatic race game with Monopoly of African star style chalkenge squares before end. The 4 sticks and 4 squares makes sure you land something. Older verdion had X for death and later turned to river. The rules of different boards varied. So doesnt matter how you play it.
Sort of a "sandbox" game then! I would say, try out the variations you find and settle on the one you (and your gaming partners) enjoy the most! The joy of ancient gaming.
That's the common thread with these games over 500 years old. When rules can be found, they are generally vague at best. So most "current" versions are pretty speculative anyhow. Between R.C. Bell, Irving Finkel, Stewart Culin, and Thomas Hyde, we get most of our notions about how to play. Who really knows?
Thanks for the thorough rundown of Senet!
I learned of this game’s existence because you find a copy of it in a tomb in the videogame Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh.
thank you so much for explaining the rules so clearly! I just got this game for Christmas and I'm really excited to play :)
You have to play something in the afterlife.
There were few other rules and other boards. Well 10 game token can start from square 11 and 14 token square 15. Usually Ankh of life was start. River pushed back to ankh of life, hence rebirth. It was game representing life and religious aspects of death. Basicly works as PopMatic race game with Monopoly of African star style chalkenge squares before end. The 4 sticks and 4 squares makes sure you land something. Older verdion had X for death and later turned to river. The rules of different boards varied. So doesnt matter how you play it.
Sort of a "sandbox" game then! I would say, try out the variations you find and settle on the one you (and your gaming partners) enjoy the most! The joy of ancient gaming.
Beautiful game
Your amazing you covered every African game i looked up so far!!!
Intresting varent. I've seen four ways to play this.
That's the common thread with these games over 500 years old. When rules can be found, they are generally vague at best. So most "current" versions are pretty speculative anyhow. Between R.C. Bell, Irving Finkel, Stewart Culin, and Thomas Hyde, we get most of our notions about how to play. Who really knows?
@@DavidMMcCord this is true. Most are just best guess
I like your the rules that determine player color and the first two moves and will incorporate those rules into my personal rule set.
Thank You.
cool stuff, sir
👍😁
The original Tomb Raider on Play Station had a level where you played a god in a game of this
nice