Perhaps it says something about the intellectual sophistication of ancient cultures that some of the most entertaining games in existence are thousands of years old: backgammon, Go, mancala... The now-ubiquitous chess is a relative newcomer, dating back merely 1400 years. One wonders whether Boggle or Monopoly will withstand the test of time so well.
posted by letourneau on Feb 18, 2004 - 17 comments

Mancala Snails ... based on the ancient game of counting and strategy. [note: flash]
posted by crunchland on Aug 27, 2003 - 3 comments

Oh, great. Now I'm never gonna get my work done.
posted by veruca on Mar 23, 2000 - 0 comments