An old board game that turns out to be much older than previously thought shows how important this idea is to people, even separated by thousands of years.
It’s easy to think of pastimes like getting together to play a board game as inherently modern, but games like Hounds and Jackals prove they’re tightly knit into society.
Whether the game originated in Ancient Egypt or nearby Asia, it spread across the region in various ancient societies, making it one of the hottest products in the ancient world.
Source: Ars Technica