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Re:Why did ancient Egypt spend 3000 years playing a game nob... by karmakaze on Thursday February 28, 2019 @10:11AM (#19271803)
TL;DR, anyone?
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Re:Why did ancient Egypt spend 3000 years playing a game nob... by beatgammit on Friday March 01, 2019 @09:45AM (#19281054)
I skimmed it, and the game is Senat, which was likely like simplified backgammon (exact rules are lost), and it was likely popular because gambling kept it interesting.
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