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Roman Games

Beyond Chariot Races, Gladiatorial duels and slaughtering Christians for sport, the Romans played a number of board games, including Ludus Latrunculi (sometimes known as Roman Chess), Merels (Nine Mens Morris), Duodecim Scripta, Tic-Tac-Toe (Terni Lapilli) and Tabula (an ancestor of Backgammon).

They also played Knucklebones (Astragalos, Tali & Tropa), Dice games (Tesserae), Marbles and various ball sports.

A strategic two-player Roman game that was found at dozens of ancient Roman sites and graves across Europe.

Nine Men’s Morris (also known as Merrills, Mill and Merels) is an interesting two player board game. Evidence has been found for the game in ancient Rome.

Roman children used to enjoy various marble games.

Tesserae is one of the dice games that was played by the Romans.

A stunning chess set depicting the battles between the Greek and Roman empires.

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