A Senet board can look a little unusual because it is rectangular, not square like many other games. The board is made up of three rows of ten squares which are called houses. Now Seent boards can be designed in a number of ways but most follow the standard or traditional design scheme. The designs in these squares can vary but will usually follow the same pattern. Senet is quite different from many games because it only has ten pieces sometimes called counters.
Unlike games like chess or checkers that have a lot more. Each player will have five pieces each of contrasting colors. Each set of five pieces will also be different in shape as well. There is a lot of variation to this but usually, five pieces will be tall and pointed while the others will be small and round. In some variations of Senet, the pieces will be patterned as well. At least not in most traditional sets. In place of dice, it uses Senent Sticks which are thin wooden rectangular shapes.
In some kits, they will be thin wooden popsicles sticks. There are 4 sticks in total and one side will be painted black while the other side will be a brighter color, usually white. How the sticks fall will decide how you move. In a game of Senet, the aim is simple: you have to move your five pieces of the board. The board is made up of 30 squares with each square being a house. Each row of the board contains 10 houses.
You have to move all your pieces across each row and off the board to win the game. To win Senet, you have to move your pieces off the board. Religious symbolism has been added and removed from the game. Modern rule-sets are simply an educated guess at how the game would have been played. Through many ancient depictions and snippets of text, historians have been able to piece together how the game of Senet might have been played.
The 10 x 3 game board, 10 pawns 5 of each type and 4 Senet sticks. The Board : A modern Senet board consists of 30 squares in a 10 by 3 grid. This can be made on a piece of paper, ensuring the spaces are roughly the same size. The board also has a few glyphs written onto some of the spaces. Click here for printable Senet game board and rules. The Pawns : Senet usually consists of 10 pawns. These can be anything as long as each player has 5, such as coins or rocks.
The Sticks : The Senet sticks are used for movement in the game. These can be made with 4 Popsicle sticks.
One side of each stick should be painted white and the other black. Senet is a game of strategy in which each player aims to get all their pieces off the board before their opponent. The first player to do this wins the game.
Pawns travel through the first row, then the second, and then the third. Turning when they reach the end of the row and going down the next row in the opposite direction. There is also a noticeable variation among the examples as different squares are decorated with different hieroglyphs.
In two pieces, according to Flinders Petrie, this game board came from the New Kingdom. The Ancient Egyptians used sticks to move across boards like these, however the game is playable with a dice and there were five uniform playing pieces per player ten in total. UC Another intact version of Senet at the Petrie. UC The underside of the Senet board game. As the rules have varied over time, it is difficult to highlight objectively how the game should be played, however, if you want to give it a go yourself here are some core facets of the gameplay:.
And here, for those who really want to walk and play like an Ancient Egyptian, are the special rules that have been deciphered and compiled by Egyptologists:. Good luck! And remember: information extracted from Old Kingdom tombs suggests that, although Senet was a game of strategy, it was aided by a bit of luck. Any good luck experienced playing the game was considered to be a blessing from the gods….
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