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Title:

Great board games of the ancient world (DVD)

Publisher:

The Teaching Company,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

2 videodiscs (384 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 95 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Subject:

Board games--History.
Lectures.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Donovan, Tristan, lecturer.
Teaching Company, puublisher.

Notes:

Title from web page. Course No. 40180 Tristan Donovan

Contents:

Disc 2. Morality play : snakes, ladders, and geese. Senet : Egypt's game of the afterlife ; Chess : the evolution of a strategy icon ; Chess's eastern cousins : shogi and xiangqi ; Go : a game of near-infinite complexity ; Sowing seeds : Africa's mancala family -- Disc 2. Decoding the past : the royal game of Ur ; Pachisi : India's iconic racing game ; Patolli : the lost game of the Aztecs ; All in a row : men's Morris to tic-tac-toe ; King me! Alquerque and checkers ; Morality play : snakes, ladders, and geese.

Summary:

Expert Tristan Donovan takes you on a journey into thousands of years of ancient cultures and intrigue as you learn about the fascinating backstories of the games we all love. With his passion for both history and gaming, Tristan not only teaches you the origins of the games we know today but also how to play (and win!) more than a dozen games in 12 fascinating lessons.

ISBN:

1644653176
9781644653173

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1336941048

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)