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nrook | 2 years ago

Indeed, moral dimensions in board games go back to ancient times. The Egyptian game "Senet", which is over four thousand years old, seems to have religious significance, reenacting the voyage of a soul after death into the afterlife. Since religious rituals commonly replicate a large, sacred concept on a small scale, it makes sense that a board game could get involved.

Doing some light Googling, this seemed to be a good writeup by an academic on the subject: https://piccionep.people.cofc.edu/senet_web.html

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