Ban Sugoroku ~ Ancient Japanese Game and the Ancestor to Backgammon. ancient_egyptian but not shown in photos

but not shown in photos

The playing pawns are made of Cherry Wood

pawns and casting sticks

Its rules are described in Chapter 2 and in the Appendix of the book

Ban Sugoroku ~ Ancient Japanese Game and the Ancestor to Backgammon. ancient_egyptian but not shown in photosThe Ancient Japanese Game of Ban Sugoroku. The Ancestor to modern Backgammon. Ban Sugoroku first becomes documented in Japan around the 6th C. AD and remained popular into the Edo Period, when it found favor as a gambling game. The game was outlawed in Feudal Japan and even owning a board could result in your death. The game is believed to be the direct ancestor of modern Backgammon and indeed the board as it sits could be used in conjunction with