ancient game
Millennia-old competition pursuit
A game with origins in the distant past, often carrying cultural or historical significance.
Chess, go, and backgammon are ancient games still widely played.
The phrase sometimes appears in pretentious or ironic contexts: Ah, the ancient game of rock-paper-scissors.
In fantasy and science fiction, ancient games often have mysterious rules or cosmic stakes.
- chessStrategic board game
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- boardFlat rigid panel
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- diceMarked cubes for chance
playing pieces · stones · tiles · pharaoh · emperor · royal court · mancala · go · backgammon · roll the dice · ivory · carved · temple · antiquity · players · wager · bones · runes
- prehistoric huntingspear, hunter-gatherers, hunting tools, stone tools, spear thrower
- Gogo, white stones, stones, stone, liberties
ancient gamevideo game
Electronic interactive visual entertainment
electronic game · computer game · mobile game · online game · VR game
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