Great Board Games of the Ancient World
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
<p>Learn the fascinating origins of some of the world’s most beloved games of luck and strategy with an expert on gaming history.</p>
Syllabus
- By This Expert
- 01: Bearing Off: The Story of Backgammon
- 02: Senet: Egypt’s Game of the Afterlife
- 03: Chess: The Evolution of a Strategy Icon
- 04: Chess’s Eastern Cousins: Shogi and Xiangqi
- 05: Go: A Game of Near-Infinite Complexity
- 06: Sowing Seeds: Africa’s Mancala Family
- 07: Decoding the Past: The Royal Game of Ur
- 08: Pachisi: India’s Iconic Racing Game
- 09: Patolli: The Lost Game of the Aztecs
- 10: All in a Row: Men’s Morris to Tic-Tac-Toe
- 11: King Me! Alquerque and Checkers
- 12: Morality Play: Snakes, Ladders, and Geese
Taught by
Tristan Donovan
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