Gambling pieces

==History==
Some of the oldest playing pieces originate from the Mesopotamian town of Ur and belonged to a board game which was similar to backgammon.\nTo play the ancient Egyptian 'senet' (about 4,300 years old), each player had to get five ivory or stone pieces into a goal by moving them over a papyrus board.\nWhite and black pieces were part of a chess-like board game from Madagascar called 'fanorama' (still used as an oracle in 1895).\nTwo chessmen made of ivory were found in the former Soviet Union and apparently date back to the second century AD.\nDraughts-pieces were already used in ancient Egypt, as well as by the Greeks and Romans.
==Did You Know That?==
Be it chess, checkers, halma or ludo, classical board and strategy games never get old-fashioned.\nSuch games are timeless inventions which every new generation re-discovers for itself. \nThese games are a popular way of bringing family gatherings and celebrations to a close, as both the young and old find them fun.
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