Royal Game of UR Deluxe 3 playerConsidered the "grandfather of backgammon," dating back over 5,000 years, it's ancient but still fun and engaging after all this time. The Royal Game of UR is a "running fight" game, as well as a capturing game. This deluxe full color version features the original board design rendered on a 4x8. 5 inch wood board. Cribbage pegs are used for pieces. Made in the USA for 2 players ages 6+.
It’s said that this game is much older
But the phenomenon of table-top recreation is as old as history itself
Like checkers it's a jump-and-capture game with the objective to eliminate all of your opponent's pieces
particularly in the shaded “neutral zone” where all pieces are safe
A deep abstract game
The game is asymmetric in that one player controls four tigers and the other player controls up to twenty goats
Boseog is a 2-player challenge with two possible win conditions: capture all-but-one of the opposing pieces
Five Lines is one of the oldest board games known
But a capturing move must include a sliding journey around at least one of the corner loops in a sweeping Rook-like move to capture an opposing piece
When the game was described by the famous game historian R
Intriguing patterns emerge in the pursuit of the objective: to eliminate or trap the opposing force so they no longer can achieve a win
especially as the end draws near
