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In this first part of History of Game Design I look at the oldest known type of board game - the race game.
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Based on the article "History of Game Design: The Oldest Games in the World", which can be found at remptongames.com/2017/09/28/history-of-game-design-the-oldest-games-in-the-world
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Chee Zee Jungle - Primal Drive by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100684
Artist: incompetech.com
CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41726
By Berkeley, University of California, 1903 - Codex Magliabecchi, XIII, 11, 3. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Aztec/id/238, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20929317
By Yamaguchi先生, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57295504
By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2067974
By Ptkfgs - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Backgammon_lg.jpg&oldid=29673468, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25006945
By Nittavinoda - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68113622
Wheel Of Karma by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: audionautix.com
By Source, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14922938
By Micha L. Rieser, Attribution, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3169583
By Belinda007007 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41274566
By myguitarzz on Flickr - flickr.com/photos/myguitarzz/161457552/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1073881
By Jonathunder - Own work, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14659831
By Júlio Reis (User:Tintazul) - Original File, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=306300
In this first part of History of Game Design I look at the oldest known type of board game - the race game.
Follow the Blog at RemptonGames.com
Based on the article "History of Game Design: The Oldest Games in the World", which can be found at remptongames.com/2017/09/28/history-of-game-design-the-oldest-games-in-the-world
Sources / Attribution
Chee Zee Jungle - Primal Drive by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100684
Artist: incompetech.com
CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41726
By Berkeley, University of California, 1903 - Codex Magliabecchi, XIII, 11, 3. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/Aztec/id/238, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20929317
By Yamaguchi先生, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57295504
By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2067974
By Ptkfgs - commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Backgammon_lg.jpg&oldid=29673468, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25006945
By Nittavinoda - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68113622
Wheel Of Karma by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: audionautix.com
By Source, Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14922938
By Micha L. Rieser, Attribution, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3169583
By Belinda007007 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41274566
By myguitarzz on Flickr - flickr.com/photos/myguitarzz/161457552/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1073881
By Jonathunder - Own work, GFDL 1.2, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14659831
By Júlio Reis (User:Tintazul) - Original File, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=306300
