The game board shown here is divided into twenty squares. Like senet , "twenty squares" was a two-person game. The players rolled knucklebones to determine how to move the game pieces. Depending on how the two players rolled the knucklebones, they could play game pieces on the board. They raced each other down the center row of squares to win.
It was imported to Egypt from the Near East over 3, years ago. Not all of the game boxes uncovered by archaeologists show markings on the special squares, because sometimes the markings have worn off. When the markings are preserved, researchers find flower-shaped rosettes on the squares on game boxes that come from the Middle East.
But on game boxes from Egypt, they find hieroglyphs on the special squares instead of rosettes. This shows that the ancient Egyptians adapted the game to their taste. Redesign your favorite board game. Using a blank sheet of paper, draw the grid for the game. Then, decorate the special squares or the space around the grid. What special designs will you choose? We welcome your participation! Please note that while lively discussion and strong opinions are encouraged, the Museum reserves the right to delete comments that it deems inappropriate for any reason.
Comments are moderated and publication times may vary. Visiting The Met? Senet Game board and gaming pieces , ca. Why Is This Game Important? How Do You Play? Departments: Egyptian Art , Digital. Show More. Post a Comment We welcome your participation! Name You must provide a name. In play for between 2, and 3, years, the oldest hieroglyph found relating to Senet dates to around BC and, over time, many components of the game changed, including the boards themselves and the rules.
Comparisons have been made to backgammon, with the game board made up of three rows of ten squares, some of which have specific hieroglyphic symbols on them. There is also a noticeable variation among the examples as different squares are decorated with different hieroglyphs. In two pieces, according to Flinders Petrie, this game board came from the New Kingdom. The Ancient Egyptians used sticks to move across boards like these, however the game is playable with a dice and there were five uniform playing pieces per player ten in total.
UC Another intact version of Senet at the Petrie. UC The underside of the Senet board game. As the rules have varied over time, it is difficult to highlight objectively how the game should be played, however, if you want to give it a go yourself here are some core facets of the gameplay:. And here, for those who really want to walk and play like an Ancient Egyptian, are the special rules that have been deciphered and compiled by Egyptologists:.
Good luck! In a typical set-up the game is played with four sticks having two sides marked and unmarked and the values of a roll can be between 1 to 5 depending upon which side sticks land on.
In each turn one pawn can be moved according to the roll. Pawns are moved from their starting house to the last house moving in S shape and can be borne off the board once it reaches one of the four special houses. All Rights Reserved. Toggle navigation. Login Section Register Log in. Egyptian Senet Game Rules How to Play Egyptian Senet Objective Senet is an ancient two-player Egyptian game which is similar to Backgammon and is considered one of the earliest board games in human history.
Gameplay Senet is played on a board which consists three rows of 10 squares. Rules for moving pawns Pawns are moved according to the rules below In each turn one pawn can be moved according to the rolled value.
Pawns can jump over other pawns.
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