Egyptian mural depicting a Pharaoh seated in a chair at a table playing a game, with motifs and symbols painted on the wall behind.

3 Jul

Ancient Board Games, Strategy and The Underworld

Explore the epic world of ancient board games, and learn to play like a Greek warrior, Egyptian Pharaoh and Chinese scholar.

Discover ancient battle strategy by playing the ancient Greek game Petia and Chinese game Go. Then, try your hand at Egyptian Senet – a mysterious game that reveals the passage to the underworld.

By playing ancient games, and inventing your own labyrinth escape game, you will discover how and why board games were played across ancient societies.

Ideal for young explorers aged 7–13 years.

Date	Times
Sun 3 Jul	11:00am - 12:40pm

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