Has anyone ever made any discoveries of proto-chess sets and boards (or descriptions of), or proposed intermediate stages in the development of this game?
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReason Has anyone ever made any discoveries of proto-chess sets and boards (or descriptions of), or proposed intermediate stages in the development of this game?
Originally posted by sonhouse Here is one I saw in the Cairo Museum:
Senet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senet
That's really fascinating. I found myself wondering would Egyptian artists have been actually capable of painting a Senet board (or anything else) in three dimensions? I wonder if their wonderful style was not only (presumably) mandated, but something they couldn't think outside of?