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The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares found in the Royal Tombs of Ur in Iraq by Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1920s. dates from the First Dynasty of Ur, before 2600 BC, thus making the Royal Game of Ur probably the oldest set of board gaming equipment ever found. The game is still played in Iraq to this day.

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The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares found in the Royal Tombs of Ur in Iraq by Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1920s. dates from the First Dynasty of Ur, before 2600 BC, thus making the Royal Game of Ur probably the oldest set of board gaming equipment ever found. The game is still played in Iraq to this day.