Reconstructed rulesets Parallel Connections
Boards have lines which connect holes in the same track. do not connect tracks on the board Marked Holes
Certain holes are marked. Crossover 1
Simple version with lines crossing between tracks. Crossover 2
Crossover lines include the outer arc. Crossover 3
Crossover board with more connections between the central lines and the outer arc. Crossover 4
Most complex crossover board. Labyrinth
58 holes with a "labyrinth" of extra holes around the goal.
Suggested rulesets Carnarvon and Carter
Proposed by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter.
Origin
Southwest Asia or Egypt
Evidence Map
11 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Unmarked here.
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Sources
Emery, W. 1979. Fortress of Buhen: Archaeological Report. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
Gadd, C. 1934. 'An Egyptian Game in Assyria.' Iraq 1: 45–50.
Klengel-Brandt, E. 1980. Spielbretter und Würfel aus Assur. Alt-Orientalische Forschungen 7, 119–126.
May, R. (ed.) 1991. Jouer dans l’antiquité. Marseille: Musées de Marseille.
Ozgüc, T. 1986. Kültepe-Kanesh II. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.
Starr, R. 1937. Nuzi II. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Wetzel, F., E. Schmidt, and Mallwitz. 1957. Das Babylon der Spätzeit. Berlin: Verlag Gebr. Mann.
