Senet
(Znt) Ruleset:
Historical Information
Game
See the game Senet for more details.
Period(s)
Ancient
Summary
Rules of Senet from DLP evidence.
Description
Rules of Senet as known from DLP evidence.
Rules
Played on a 3x10 board. Pieces can be five or seven in number. Two players. Four casting sticks used as dice. Boustrophedon track from top left to bottom right.
Concepts
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Reference
DLP evidence.
Other Rulesets
Scholarly rulesets
Kendall
Standard rules proposed by Timothy Kendall.
Kendall Five Pieces
Five pieces per player.
Kendall Starting Throw
A throw of 1 is required to begin.
Kendall Trap
Square 27 is a trap.
Kendall Home Row
Cannot bear off until all pieces are beyond the home row.
Kendall Five Pieces Starting Throw
Five pieces and starting throw rules.
Kendall Five Pieces Trap
Five pieces and trap rules.
Kendall Five Pieces Home Row
Five pieces and home row rules.
Kendall Starting Throw Trap
Starting throw and trap rules.
Kendall Starting Throw Home Row
Starting throw and home row rules.
Kendall Trap Home Row
Trap and home row rules.
Kendall Five Pieces Starting Throw Trap
Five pieces, starting throw, and trap rules.
Kendall Starting Throw Trap Home Row
Starting throw, trap, and home row rules.
Kendall Five Pieces Trap Home Row
Five pieces, trap, home row.
Kendall Five Pieces Starting Throw Home Row
Five pieces, starting throw, home row rules.
Kendall All Options
Five pieces, starting throw, trap, and home row rules.
Piccione
Rules proposed by Peter Piccione.
Jéquier
Rules proposed by Gustave Jéquier.
Suggested rulesets
Bell
Suggested Rules from R. C. Bell.
Simple Senet
Played on a board with no markings.
Simple Marked Senet
Played on a board with basic markings.
Middle Kingdom Senet
Played on a board common in Middle Kingdom Egypt.
Early New Kingdom Senet
Played on a board common in earlier New Kingdom Egypt.
Late New Kingdom Senet
Played on a board common in later New Kingdom Egypt.
Vertical Senet
Played with a vertically-oriented board and different markings.
Double Senet
Played on two boards placed next to each other.
Cypriot Senet
Played on simple boards with seeds or stones in prehistoric Cyprus.
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.528
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