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The oldest known board game is the Egyptian game Senet. It is thought that the game was seen as a connection between the worlds of the living and the dead, with art from tombs showing the deceased playing Senet against their still-living friends and family
Sources: Science Mag
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain image)
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