I am so happy to see mention of Senet anywhere - I have been addicted since I saw it featured on an episode of Lost back in highschool. About a decade ago, I found a Windows version that supported online play, that I played heavily with my then long distance girlfriend. I introduced the game to my family, and my mom even sewed together a fabric board for playing during flights. We play as a family any time I visit. A few weeks ago, I started writing up a text based version of it in Java, but put it on hold for the moment.