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                                        < clockwise from you >
                                       
                                        the board lies before us
                                        the earth awaits
                                       
                                        the forest spreads
                                        the roots interlock
                                        the game begins
                                       
                                        we each select our totem
                                        lion, ant, scorpion, unicorn...
                                       
                                        some silver
                                        some polished wood
                                        some gold
                                       
                                        you pick the wolf
                                        i pick the crow
                                       
                                        the gorilla builds the walls of the city
                                        the unicorn guards its seventh gate
                                       
                                        the heretic enters the city
                                        the spider picks up stones
                                        and the scorpion waits
                                       
                                        the sphinx prays in the temple
                                        the sanctuary sprouts eyes
                                        the walls grow teeth
                                       
                                        the crow clings
                                        to belief
                                        to the wolf's mane
                                       
                                        the lion pursues
                                        the gazelle flees
                                        the next season
                                        promises solace
                                       
                                        as the dance continues
                                       
                                        the fly
                                        comes out of the closet
                                        and the frogs
                                        are all mouths
                                       
                                        the family
                                        proclaims its innocence
                                       
                                        the heads
                                        lean in
                                       
                                        the lips
                                        part
                                       
                                        the mouths
                                        eat
                                       
                                        the night comes
                                       
                                        the deer stumbles
                                        no one sees her
                                        but the wolf hears
                                       
                                        the night comes again
                                       
                                        and the unicorn
                                        buries her daughters
                                       
                                        and the leopard
                                        never makes it home

                                                - - -





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Ancient Board Games:
Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history.
Physical sets of Senet were found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt,
c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively. Senet was pictured in a fresco painting found
in Merknera's tomb (3300–2700 BC).

Hounds and Jackals, another ancient Egyptian board game, appeared around 2000 BC.
The first complete set of this game was discovered in a Theban tomb (1803-1649 BC)
This game was also popular in Mesopotamia and the Caucasus.

Backgammon originated in ancient Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC.
Ashtapada, Chess, Pachisi and Chaupar originated in India.
Go and Liubo originated in China.
Patolli originated in Mesoamerica and was played by the ancient Aztecs.
A board game was also found in the royal tombs of Ur in Mesopotamia c. 2600 BC.

From the Wikipedia Board Game article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_game


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< clockwise from you > - by rayheinrich - 11-24-2023, 06:11 AM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by TranquillityBase - 11-24-2023, 07:01 AM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by rayheinrich - 11-28-2023, 12:07 PM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by Tiger the Lion - 11-28-2023, 12:46 PM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by rayheinrich - 11-28-2023, 12:52 PM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by Tiger the Lion - 11-28-2023, 01:10 PM
RE: < clockwise from you > - by TranquillityBase - 11-28-2023, 11:19 PM



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