Tabletop Game Facts

Every Monday and Friday I will be posting information and facts about board games both ancient and modern.

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For anyone who is interested, i used a Korean domain name shortener on the Yut links i posted previously.

Guide: https://t.co/ZwKmXmZA1w
Info: https://t.co/3LUiEeBUzE

I will explain how this relates to internationalisation in later tweets

#Yunnori #윷놀이 #AncientGames #i18n

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If you would like to know more about Yut, use this helpful link: https://t.co/Jdf3GgX5Ad

Yut can be purchased on Amazon or created using this guide: https://t.co/ASLL76xd2a

#Yunnori #윷놀이 #AncientGames

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You can find out more about Gomoku here:
https://t.co/BE8jTwb20g

You can play Gomoku online here:
https://t.co/ZLicSOSl19

#五目並べ #Gomoku #AncientGames

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Gomoku is a Japanese strategy board game that is played on a 15x15 grid using colored pieces. Players take turns placing down pieces with the aim of the game being to line up 5 pieces in a row while blocking your opponent from achieving it first.

#五目並べ #Gomoku #AncientGames

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The aim of the Dou Shou Qi is to move one of your animals into your opponent's den. Alternately you can win by capturing all your opponents pieces.

A guide can be found here:
https://t.co/afiV87s9Of

You can play it here:
https://t.co/mGW4Nb87ly

#鬥獸棋 #DouShouQi #BoardGames

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Dou Shou Qi, also known as Jungle or Animal Chess, is a two player Chinese strategy board game, played on a 7by9 board using 16 pieces which represent different animals. The board contains special squares which represent traps, rivers and dens.

#鬥獸棋 #DouShouQi #BoardGames

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The Game of Ur has an interesting history.
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A minor variant is the Game of Twenty Squares which uses a slightly different board shape.
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You can play Ur online here:
https://t.co/gTrMPVkpiE

#RoyalGameOfUr #AncientGames

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The Royal Game of Ur traces its roots back to ancient Mesopotamia. It is a two-player race board game with the aim being to move all of your 7 pieces round the 20 square board first. The board is rectangular with a narrow section in the centre.

#RoyalGameOfUr #AncientGames

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To determine movement, players would use sticks painted with symbols as a form of early dice rolling.

You can learn more here: https://t.co/s3SrlgKn1l

You can play Senet here: https://t.co/K6gLoUEFk9

#SenetGame #AncientGames

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The game Senet is believed to have been first played by the ancient Egyptians over 5000 years ago. It is played on a 3 by 10 board using two sets of at least 5 pawns. The aim is to move all of your own pawns across the board while blocking your opponent.

#SenetGame #AncientGames

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You can find out more about the history of Draughts here:
https://t.co/LgnxAWWZOu

If you would like to compare the two games yourself, checkers can be played here: https://t.co/r8efEZ8mEx

And Alquerque here:
https://t.co/UPMPQ7wQpW

#Alquerque #Draughts #Checkers #AncientGames

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Did you know that the classic game Draughts, also called Checkers, has a rich history dating back to 3000 BC. Draughts shares history with the Arabic game of Alquerque which is played on a 5by5 board instead of the common 8by8 board.

#Alquerque #Draughts #Checkers #AncientGames

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If your interested in trying Pachisi for yourself, you can make and play you own version of using this guide:
https://t.co/jeXCcf8q9T

Alternatively a variant can be played online here: https://t.co/eWMzK8atu0

#Pachisi #AncientGames

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Pachisi is a 2-4 player Indian game, traditionally played on a cross-shaped cloth board. Dice are rolled to determine piece movement. Each part of the board is divided up into 3 lanes, the aim of the game is to move all of 4 pieces around the board first.

#Pachisi #AncientGames

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One way that Xiangqi differs from traditional chess is that a stalemate is treated as a loss for the affected player.

Want to know more?

A guide is available here: https://t.co/M6HBrq5DQt

An online adaptation is available: https://t.co/rfdPFBuBJd

#象棋 #Xiangqi #AncientGames

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Xiangqi or Elephant Chess is a game dating back to first century BC. It is played on a 9 by10 board with 32 pieces. There are 7 types of pieces, each with there own move set. The game is won when the enemies general is in direct danger of capture.

#象棋 #Xiangqi #AncientGames

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You can find out more about Shogi here:
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A digital version of Shogi can be played here: https://t.co/N4wptgUvrC

#Shogi #将棋 #AncientGames

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Shogi is a Japanese game, played on a 9by9 grid using 2 sets of 20 pieces which each having a move set. The aim is to capture your opponent's pieces. It differs from chess as it has a drop rule which allows for captured pieces to be returned to play.

#Shogi #将棋 #AncientGames

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More information about Mahjong can be found here:
https://t.co/RkjtqTrPQ0
In addition an online version of Mahjong is available at:
https://t.co/CoH926h7pd

#Mahjong #麻将 #AncientGames

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Mahjong is a classic Chinese game traditionally consisting of 144 engraved tiles which comprise different sets, each with a given value. Players draw tiles in turns with the goal of achieving the most points with specific or matching sets of tiles.

#Mahjong #麻将 #AncientGames

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More information about the rules and history of Mancala can be found here:
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And:
https://t.co/kvG4SD3JHb

#Mancala #AncientGames