Question: Between two games Near and Far and Rithmomachy, which one has its origin date back earlier?
Sentence (from "Rithmomachy"): Rithmomachy (or Rithmomachia, also Arithmomachia, Rythmomachy, Rhythmomachy, or sundry other variants; sometimes known as The Philosophers' Game) is a highly complex, early European mathematical board game.
Relevant evidence: Yes