An ancient Egyptian 'board game of death' was used to communicate with with the dead about 3,500 years ago. The game, called senet, was played at all levels of Egyptian society from when it first ...

Ancient Egypt has almost 3000 years of history, conflict and drama to draw on. So why, we wonder, is it such a neglected era in video games? When I first picked up Pharaoh in 1999, I didn’t pull it ...

Senet gaming board, from Tutankhamun's tomb, circa 14th century BC. Made from wood veneered with ebony and inlaid with ivory. Print Collector/Getty Images An ancient Egyptian ‘board game of death’ was ...