The Gaming Bench - Invidious

The Gaming Bench
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I explore the rules, history, and strategy of ancient board games. These fragments of the past will be fascinating to anyone who enjoys history as I present deep dives into medieval, renaissance, ancient Egyptian, and other cultures who played games. These insights not only help us understand our ancestors, they also give us opportunities to play games that are still fun today!

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Tabula | Ancient Roman board game | Ancestor of backgammon

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Dou Shou Qi | Animal Chess | Jungle | Ancient strategy game

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Shared 2 weeks ago

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Dou Shou Qi | Animal Chess | DIY Ancient Asian strategy game

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Shared 3 weeks ago

425 views

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Crown & Anchor | Vintage dice game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 1 month ago

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Crown & Anchor | Old British Navy gambling game

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Shared 1 month ago

477 views

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Ludus Coriovalli | Ancient Roman board game | Rules determined by AI!

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Shared 1 month ago

557 views

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Kōnane | Ancient Hawaiian board game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 1 month ago

526 views

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Kōnane | "Hawaiian Checkers" | Ancient Polynesian game

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Shared 2 months ago

469 views

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Making a beren for block or linocut printing

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Shared 2 months ago

99 views

20:21

Linos | DIY Build + Rules

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Shared 2 months ago

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The Game of the Goose (part 2) | The first modern board game | History 1550-1900

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Shared 2 months ago

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Royal Game of the Goose PSA

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Shared 2 months ago

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The Game of the Goose (part 1) | The first modern board game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 3 months ago

547 views

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Royal Game of the Goose | DIY #linocut #boardgames

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Shared 3 months ago

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Medievalists Design Games conference recap

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Shared 3 months ago

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Mehen | The Oldest Game Known| Rules | History | Strategy #egyptianhistory

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Shared 4 months ago

992 views

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Mehen | Ancient Egyptian Game | DIY #maker

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Shared 4 months ago

215 views

17:05

Punch & Judy Puppet that nearly killed me!

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Shared 4 months ago

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Lucky Wishbone | Thanksgiving tradition that’s older than you think! #thanksgiving

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Shared 5 months ago

336 views

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Mikado | Ancient version of pick-up sticks | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 5 months ago

709 views

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Pick-Up Sticks | Fun family game | DIY #woodworking

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Shared 5 months ago

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Quoits & Horseshoes | Ancient yard games | Rules | History | Strategy #horseshoes, #quoits

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Shared 6 months ago

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Horseshoes & Quoits | Medieval yard games | DIY

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Shared 6 months ago

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Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum | Ancient Roman board game | Rules | History | Strategy #backgammon

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Shared 6 months ago

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Duodecim Scriptorum | Ancient Roman game | #diy #leathercraft, #boardgames, #ancientrom

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Shared 7 months ago

301 views

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Mancala - Warri | Ancient African game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 7 months ago

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Mancala (Wari, Oware, Kalah) | Ancient African game | #diy #woodworking, #boardgames

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Shared 7 months ago

442 views

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Fidchell | Ancient Irish game played to the death! | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 7 months ago

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Fidchell | Ancient Irish board game played by kings! | #diy #leatherworking

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Shared 8 months ago

479 views

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Shut the Box RESEARCH UPDATE

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Shared 8 months ago

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Halma | Victorian board game play-thru

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Shared 8 months ago

388 views

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Hnefatafl / Viking Chess play-thru

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Shared 8 months ago

454 views

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Hazard | The great-great-GREAT grandfather of craps | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 9 months ago

993 views

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Dice | The all-time #1 ancient game | DIY

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Shared 9 months ago

452 views

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Ashtapada | Ancient Indian board game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 9 months ago

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Astapada | Ancient Indian board game and predecessor of Chess! #diy #woodworking

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Shared 9 months ago

450 views

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Dice Shaker | DIY leather project

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Shared 10 months ago

363 views

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Halma | Victorian board game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 10 months ago

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Halma | Victorian era board game build PART 2

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Shared 10 months ago

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Halma | Victorian era board game build

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Shared 10 months ago

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Prudh | abstract strategy game| build | rules

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Shared 11 months ago

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Do-guti | Ancient Indian game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 11 months ago

688 views

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Do-guti | ancient board game build

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Shared 11 months ago

365 views

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Storage Bench for games (or anything else, really)

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Shared 11 months ago

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Shut the Box | Old English pub game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Shut the Box DIY | English pub game wooden box

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Shared 1 year ago

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Nyout | Ancient Korean Game | Rules | History | Strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Ancient anti-cheating device for boardgames

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Shared 1 year ago

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Nyout DIY | Ancient Korean board game build

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Shared 1 year ago

435 views

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Shove Groat/Shove Ha'penny - English pub game | rules | history | strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Shove Ha'penny English pub game DIY | wooden game board

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Shared 1 year ago

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Ludus Latrunculorum BONUS VIDEO

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Shared 1 year ago

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Ludus Latrunculorum | Ancient Roman Game | rules | history

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Shared 1 year ago

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Ludos Latrunculorum DIY - marble game board & pieces

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Shared 1 year ago

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Seega DIY - hardwood game board & clay pieces

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Shared 1 year ago

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Seega | Ancient Egyptian game | rules | history | strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Glückshaus | wood inlay game board

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Shared 1 year ago

190 views

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Glückshaus | old German gambling game | Rules| History | Strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Senet - Ancient Egyptian board game | rules | history | strategy

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Shared 1 year ago

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Senet DIY | wooden game box & plaster pieces

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Shared 1 year ago

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