Almost Lost Forever: Ancient Toys From Ancient Societies

Mesopotamia Gambling

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Ancient Mesopotamian gambling boards, such as the one pictured above, weren’t necessarily popular, but loved by those who became addicted to the game. The board functions quite similar to a modern American casino game, made from wood and using tokens to place bets. Not all boards used dice to gather their number results; therefore the objective became moving your chip to the other side of a player’s board.