Table of Contents

Introduction: Thousands of years of board games; 1 Roman Backgammon; 2 Ancient Egyptian Senet; 3 The Royal Game of Ur; 4 Snakes and Ladders; 5 Pachisi (Ludo)

About the Author

Dr Irving Finkel is a curator in the Department of the Ancient Near East in the British Museum and a world expert on the history of board games.