Blog Tasks: Royal Game of UR

The Royal Game of UR was the game that I used to iterate for my iteration assignment.

Rules

R.C. Bell

RC Bell used his path stated above and dice throws, which give a different flavor of game entirely, were as follows:

• 0 - move 4 and have another throw.
• 1 - move 0 and the turn finishes.
• 2 - move 1 and have another throw
• 3 - move 5 and have another throw

• 5. Each player places an agreed amount into a pool.
• 6. A piece can only be entered onto the board by a throw of 5 and moves as indicated above for further throws.
• 7. If a counter lands on a rosette, that player must pay an agreed fine into the pool.
• 8. If a counter lands on an opposing counter, the latter piece is captured and sent off the board from where it can only return to the board by the throw of a five in the usual way.
• 9. An exact throw is needed to bear a piece off the board
• 10. Only one counter is allowed on a square at any one time.
• 11. The first player to bear all pieces off the board wins the pool.

Quotes
This is the Royal Game of Ur, a board game made between 2600 and 2400 BC.

In the 1920s, the British archaeologist Leonard Woolley was digging into the ruins of a long-buried royal city, and among many amazing treasures, he found several games. This is one of them.
bbc.co.uk

References

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  Ancient.eu.com.

  In-text: (Ancient.eu.com, 2014)
  Bibliography: Ancient.eu.com. 2014. [online] Available at: http://www.ancient.eu.com/image/95/ [Accessed: 31 Mar 2014].
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  Bbc.co.uk.

  BBC - Primary History - World History - Royal Game of Ur

  In-text: (Bbc.co.uk, 2014)
  Bibliography: Bbc.co.uk. 2014. BBC - Primary History - World History - Royal Game of Ur. [online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/worldhistory/royal_game_of_ur/ [Accessed: 31 Mar 2014].
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  Britishmuseum.org.

  British Museum - The Royal Game of Ur

  In-text: (Britishmuseum.org, 2014)
  Bibliography: Britishmuseum.org. 2014. British Museum - The Royal Game of Ur. [online] Available at: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/t/the_royal_game_of_ur.aspx [Accessed: 31 Mar 2014].

• Mastersgames.com.

  The Rules of The Royal Game of Ur

  In-text: (Mastersgames.com, 2014)
  Bibliography: Mastersgames.com. 2014. The Rules of The Royal Game of Ur. [online] Available at: http://www.mastersgames.com/rules/royal-ur-rules.htm [Accessed: 31 Mar 2014].
• Ancient board games in perspective; papers from the 1990 British Museum colloquium with additional contributions.  
  I. L. Finkel
  Published by British Museum Press (2007)
  Shelved at  794 
  ISBN 9780714111537
  Note  
  Subjects Board Games. 
  Citation Finkel, I.L. (2007) Ancient board games in perspective; papers from the 1990 British Museum colloquium with additional contributions. London: British Museum Press.