Royal Game of UR, Travel Edition! The Ancient Game of Sumer in the palm of your hand! Hand made wooden game.

From the ancient world comes an amazing game of skill and cunning. This game, known today as the Royal Game of UR, is considered one of the very first board games ever created, dating to around 4,000 years ago. Discovered in the ancient lands of Sumer (Sumeria), this game rules were unknown, until an equally ancient tablet was discovered, it's surface filled with cuniform (the ancient written language of the region). On this tablet was the rule set for this game! Never before did we discover original playing instructions for such an ancient game! This means that the game you play today is just as it was played over four millennia ago by the ancient people of the Mesopotamian regions!

This game is hand crafted by the artist that designed it. Made of fine Birch wood, this beautiful game is styled in the designs of the original artifact. Comes with instructions for playing, pawns and casting sticks. Game measures 8" long. The game has a compartment that allows for the storage of the playing pieces! Making it especially suited for travel! Put it in your backpack, purse or carry on bag! Play an ancient game anywhere and anytime!

Comes with the board, 14 playing pawns, four specially designed triangular dice and instructions for play.

If you have any questions please ask, thanks for looking!

Please Note: Pawns are cut from acrylic and will come with some protective paper still attached. This is to ensure that they don't get scratched during shipping. Simply peal the protective paper off to reveal the beautiful black and white colors of the pawns.