How to make and play the Royal Game of Ur NOTE: THE LINK TO THE IMAGE OF THE BOARD NO LONGER WORKS. Also, this video WAS NOT sponsored by any adds seen on it.
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@hytube9994 жыл бұрын
Just saw this in the British museum with my son. Thanks for the video!
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for commenting!
@eremophila Жыл бұрын
not surprised they take everything 💀
@Bleepbleepblorbus Жыл бұрын
Imagine if we figured out how to revive entire bloodlines all the way down to the common ancestor from a single blood sample and the inventor of this game finds that his/her game is still alive.
@lordcanti6674Ай бұрын
Can he/she claim copyrights? 😂
@BleepbleepblorbusАй бұрын
@@lordcanti6674 Good question. The legal implications of this scenario are staggering. Imagine being being a person who live in an ancient civilization and you were brought back to life only to find your hut that your family lived in for generations was turned into a shop that sells Rick and Morty toys. Or anything along those lines.
@ob2kenobi388Ай бұрын
Imagine that-there are gods and kings from your time whose names, or entire existences, have been lost to history, while a simple board game has survived for over twice the length of time since Jesus was born! In fact, _when_ Jesus was born, this game was older to him than Jesus is to us!!
@lauraschlieselhuber8487 Жыл бұрын
Cool thing is that it can be adapted so blind people can play it. You can also rework your board and pieces so people with disabilities, like cerebral palsy for instance, Can play it. I'm thinking about trying to 3Dprint an accessible version of the game. If I ever do, I'll like my model for free in here.
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
I never thought of that. Great idea!
@fimethr62483 жыл бұрын
I love this game and everytime I try to make friends discover it so I can play with them, I use this video to explain the rules clearly and fast ! Thanks for an amazingly straightforward and well-made explanation video !
This video doesn't even explain the basics, much less clearly.
@NicolasSilvaVasault4 жыл бұрын
impressive, for years i thought this was a sort of chess game, mostly due to the "royal" name, but it sounds super fun
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
All our family enjoy it. Thanks for commenting!
@jenromeave47933 жыл бұрын
Hey, Nate!
@WardNightstone2 жыл бұрын
I have a hypothosis that this game is the precurser to Parcheesi and backgammon wich have sommilar mechanics but are more complicated
@rustyshackleford71704 жыл бұрын
Well, this'll be my weekend project. Thanks for the JPEG, that simplifies things immensely. Great video.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment and good luck building your board!
@thatgamerboy346710 ай бұрын
I want the Game of Ur championships. Like, imagine a championship game called "The Game of Ur champiURnship"
@kishascape4 ай бұрын
There is one, The international society of UR. But they use very boring looking boards and a modified non-historic rulesets and only go to prestigious universities.
@alexconti79324 жыл бұрын
Very well done video: short, to the point, very informative. Will make a game like this. I do wonder what the 5 dots on the pieces and board represent? Thank you.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting! I too wondered about the dots. Since there are so few original examples of the game, it's impossible to judge how consistent the decoration were.
@ryandamario65953 жыл бұрын
So this is the game that I see in fgo babylonia episode 5, Gilgamesh is playing this with kids on the street
@goblinman73 жыл бұрын
Another way to make a board is to use a custom image (or the one linked in this clip,. on one of those custom mouse pad sites such as Vista print or whatnot. The advantage to that is you can roll it up for convenient storage/portability. Nice review!
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks! And thanks for the comment!
@RobKaiser_SQuestКүн бұрын
I've got some buddies coming over for a shroom trip, I'm gonna make them listen to Peter Pringle and play game of Ur and see if we can "project" or whatever into the past LOL.
@ashleyt29534 жыл бұрын
Please share your lily garden this year!! This is my second year growing lilies! I hope one day they will be as beautiful as yours
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting! Sadly, I've switched over from lilies to snapdragons. They bloom much longer, are more attractive to hummingbirds, (another of my interests), don't require redigging every year and are evergreeen, so the garden beds look good year 'round. This Spring I'm planting a variety that produces flowers that are open instead of the normal ones that are closed. Sorry. Good luck with your bed!
@over75323 жыл бұрын
This is prime content right here, thanks for the great, short vid!
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment!
@lechat8533 Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about making this game by myself. The dices were an obstacle because I didn`t know how many white spots were on one dice. I`m so grateful for your video :) Thanks a lot❤
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! And thanks for commenting!
@flare2000x4 жыл бұрын
Really well put together video! I'm going to make one.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Everyone in our family enjoys playing it.
@wolflokie41674 ай бұрын
I feel like this is where the game “Sorry” got it’s idea from, or backgammon…. Super cool thank you 🙏🏼 for teaching
@paulsitko79884 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for this! One point I would make is that it wasn't clear to me the full movement track for each player. It would be nice to add where the pieces enter and exit and the exact track of movement around the board. I had an idea after watching this video, but I had to go look that up elsewhere to be sure.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
I see your point. I show the movement onto, around, and off the board 1 minute and 5 seconds into the video, but I run through it too fast and with far too little explanation. Thanks for pointing this out and for the comment!
@paulsitko79884 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Still an excellent video. Very clear and very engaging
@drago9393934 жыл бұрын
@@paulsitko7988 You can try out the game at royalgameofuronline.com to see how the "path" works. In fact, you can try alternative (more complex) versions too.
@twig46613 жыл бұрын
dude, thanks for that jpeg. totally going to my local lumbar yards and seeing about picking up some scrap wood
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, and thanks for the comment! Good luck with making your game.
@ob2kenobi388Ай бұрын
I've played this game many times with my friends, and it is a TON of fun!!
@diabolicalANARCHY4 жыл бұрын
So its basically backgammon with a twist...or rather backgammon is ur with a twist!
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Right! While researching Ur I read several references that suggested backgammon evolved out of it. Thanks for writing!
@drago9393934 жыл бұрын
Fun video! I wish I was a DIY guy, lol. Can't really craft or make stuff from wood and such. I'd love to make a fully homemade board and pieces, but that's beyond me. xD With that said, luckily for me, one doesn't HAVE to paint the 6-sided dice. Players can simply agree to count Evens as "1" and Odds as "0" (or vice-versa). Combine that with just drawing the playing field on a piece of paper and using coins as player pieces and you've got a REALLY low budget version of the game. :D
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks for the comment!
@hrnekbezucha4 жыл бұрын
Good idea on using D6, D4 are a pain to pick up. I think I'll make a design for wood laser-cutting as a faceplate and stick that on a plank of wood. It would be great to have a little drawer on one side to store the dice and pebbles.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
The drawer idea is great. When you're done I hope you'll make a video about it. Thanks for commenting!
@nathanpredmore75774 жыл бұрын
A copy of the Royal game of Ur that is thousands of years old actually had a drawer to put all the pieces in. You had the same idea as ancient people
@ioannisfiltz89194 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Great game!
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@wwhgameplay29112 жыл бұрын
thank you , it was easy to learn (:
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
You'r e welcome! Thanks for commenting!
@raystrife2342 жыл бұрын
"I like them face down. The happy faces are not traditional" *Sad ancient Mediterranean noises
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
You're right, but it made the game more fun for our grandchildren. They enjoyed the game more when they got a piece home, turned it over and saw a happy face as their reward. Thanks for the comment!
@Jaasau2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you so much! I'm thinking, to just be super extra, I'll lightly glue your design to wood, but then use my Dremel to carve a 3D version of the pattern into the wood, sand it, and then paint it.
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thanks for commenting! The carved surface sounds great. You might want to avoid carving too deeply or the player pieces might have trouble staying on the board. Also, unless you're jumping a piece, they are usually slid over the surface. Any surface carvings might make that difficult. But, it would make a great looking board! If you want a larger, higher resolution image of the playfield, I posted a close-up image of it on my website. Here's a link to that image: www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg Good luck and please let me know how it turns out!
@Jaasau2 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 That all makes a lot of sense. I’ll have to keep it to light impressions then.
@alicomando11952 жыл бұрын
Hi I am from north iraq And i didnt know this was Existed Looks fun to game
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
It is! Thanks for the comment!
@10jchambers2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I have been a 6th grade teacher whose favorite history unit is Mesopotamia.
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome! If you'd like a large-sized image of the playfield to print out, the following link will take you to an image of it on my webpage about the game: www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg
@michaelduffy23754 жыл бұрын
Good video. But I didn’t hear you mention you can bring more than one piece at a time on the board at a time which makes it interesting
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
You're right! That completely slipped by me. Thank you for bringing it up!
@user-ov1mn8zg3e2 жыл бұрын
thaaaaanks came her from RI w/ tome scott. making that. on a chunk of cardboard, dollar store dice, and 7 each of pennies and nickels.
@argentlitelo25232 жыл бұрын
Lucy’s thoughtful ass husband brought me here😍
@tokyotidien3 жыл бұрын
sorry if I'm a bit picky but 3:15 "rolling a 2 is six time more likely than a 1 or 4" you meant 0 or 4, is that correct?
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
You're not picky at all. That was a narration mistake I made. Thank you for pointing it out. I'll add a clarification in the description. Thank you! And thanks for the comment!
@arefrigerator3964 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly explained. Thank you!
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for the comment!
@treatb09 Жыл бұрын
Also. Then. Id believe flipping the pieces would represent how each piece can be used. Particular to each square as well. Maybe the stars are for flipping pieces. N you score points. By occupying the symbols as they match the piece. Then you have an objective to acquire the other person’s pieces. N that means you win. So first to a certain amount of points. Or capturing the pieces means you win. Many ways it could be played.
@deathonredbull3 жыл бұрын
Nice board! In my family, we've not been playing long, but we like to play with an additional dynamic; when a piece is taken, it flips over, becoming a 'weak' piece. Weak pieces can only take other weak pieces. This adds a whole new dimension to the game. Extending this (and this is the rule I prefer, as it's possibly more in keeping with the spirit of the game), another variant can be that each time a piece is taken it flips, meaning that a weak piece can once again become a strong piece, making aggressors think more deeply about their tactics. I
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
TGhose are interesting ideas. Next time I play, I'll give them a try. Thank you!
@YouBazinga4 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming that the alternative painted cube dice won't give same results as the original. The cube dice has 2 white planes and 4 black planes, while the tetrahedron dice has 2 white and 2 black corners, resulting in 1:2 against 1:1 white to black ratio.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
The video didn't show it but I painted the cubed dice with 3 black sides and three white sides so the 1:1 ration should still be in effect.
@YouBazinga4 жыл бұрын
Apologies. You're right, I haven't noticed it while watching. If so, then it is a very practical alternative. I really liked the pieces with the smiley face side. Thanks for the printable image, now have a modern laminated paper game board :) Speaking of dice alternatives, I came up with a version using just one cube dice. 1 to 4 dots = 1 to 4 moves, 5 dots = 0 moves and 6 dots = throw again. What are your thought on this alternative?
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Your one-dice scoring idea sounds interesting. I'll give it a try! It could change the dynamics of play, but that might make the game more interesting. Thanks!
@TipsyRoo3 жыл бұрын
I think painting 4 sides black and 2 sides white would give you more accurate representation of the pyramid style dice.
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
The dice have to be binary, in other words there's an equal chance of throwing either a white or black point on top. With the tetrahedral dice, two points are white and two are black. When one is thrown, there's a 50/50 chance that either a white or black point will be pointing upward. Painting three faces white and three black on a six-sided cube die, each die still has a 50/50 chance of a white or black face pointing upward. If four sides were black and two white, then the probably of throwing a black face would be 4/2. It would skew the odds to favor black faces.
@itsmerytsssmtb81793 жыл бұрын
Thank you so muchhhh
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome, and thanks for the comment!
@treatb09 Жыл бұрын
Ok. I think i get it. Its not a game of race. Its a game of chess/checkers. Plain stones can only move in squares where there arent 5 spot. 5 spot stones only move in squares with 5 spots. The dice show moves. And the pyramids show what directions of moves i suspect. But. The stars are teleporters. You take a plain stone. Flip it at the two strange corners after teleporting. That lets you move around the board. 4-5 spotted die can be on those squares with 4 at one time. N plane spotted stones have to jump to acquire a 5 spotted stone. While a 5 spotted stone can be next to the plain stone. To acquire it. But it will subsequently flip over to a plain stone. Where it needs to get back to the flipping zone. The objective then is to take all their stones. To start you can place as many stones or as little on the board at once. I also wonder. If the brown lines. Arent used as well. Until you move to land on certain squares. So that would work kind of like go then to block moves n such. The goal then to get to the 4 dotted squares. The three bars meaning it takes a 3 to jump the 5 spotted squares n such. Cause that would be an interesting game. .
@kk_meeАй бұрын
I never expected that i would ship two medieval period people together 😅
@jokercardtan73813 жыл бұрын
Hnefatafl board game from viking, this one are good too, Can you make a web page for our players to print? The exchange rate of Malaysian money is too low and the transportation fee is high 😢
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
If you mean a webpage for the UR game, here it is: www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg Thank for commenting!
@user-qn5fw1ih8y3 жыл бұрын
Very good to iraq
@alexandruflorea12503 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, and thanks for commenting!
@treatb09 Жыл бұрын
But i dont think im entirely correct. I suspect it has a point system n a capture system to win too. With some rules to how many moves must be completed. Or shapes to be completed to flip pieces n remove the others.
@EnderElohimMusic3 жыл бұрын
for dices you can also use 4 coins and hold then in your and throw them at once :D oooor you can use 1d4 dice
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Great ideas! Thanks!
@sallyworm23583 жыл бұрын
Huh so this is what 1-d chess looks like! I assume this was what the comments from that anime clip was talking about.
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I don't know what anime clip you were talking about, but thanks for the comment!
@dan.j.boydzkreationz2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. A friend has a makeshift cardboard board with riverstones. I'm making one three times better out of wood, and another friend is making one six times better, out of leather, backed by wood. . This will assist in making mine that little bit nicer.
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
This is getting to sound like Game-Of-Ur-Wars, where you guys compete to see who can make the fanciest board. 🙂 I like it!
@spectre8_fulcrum11 ай бұрын
chess getting released for them is like how fortnite got hyped up in like 2017
@wayneschmidt49011 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what "chess getting released from them" means.
@spectre8_fulcrum11 ай бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 bro can read ancient runes but not the english alphabet
@wayneschmidt49011 ай бұрын
I guess not. What does 'chess' have to do with the game of UR? @@spectre8_fulcrum
@spectre8_fulcrum11 ай бұрын
the game died coz chess was the new hype. 3000 hears playing the same game must be boring@@wayneschmidt490
@doxorn4 жыл бұрын
What does the other symbols mean? I don't think they're there just for decorative reasons.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
I haven't found any references that say anything about the symbols meaning anything, other than the star or flower symbols making squares where you get an extra turn.
@drago9393934 жыл бұрын
There are plenty theories about this, some alternate game rules use them for very complex gameplay. You can read about it here: royalgameofuronline.com
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
@@drago939393 Thanks for the link! I'll check it out.
@karimashita60802 жыл бұрын
Wait, but if we use d4 - there only 4 possible variants(1, 2, 3 and 4), but if we use 4d2 there 5 possible variants(4 black, 1 white, 2 white, 3 white and 4 white), so basicaly you should use 3d2(3 black, 1 white, 2 white and 3 white)
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
I'm not a dice expert, so I'm afraid I don't understand how you designated your dice. What do d4, 4d2 and 3d2 dice look like?
@lilamdan Жыл бұрын
This specific piece looks a pretty new here
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
It is. I made it myself. Four minutes into the video I explain how. Thanks for writing!
@WardNightstone2 жыл бұрын
i've wanted to make one of these for a while but didn't have a good shot of the board
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
Will this do? www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg It's from my website ( www.waynesthisandthat.com ) which parallels my KZbin channel. I don't sell or advertise anything so you don't have to worry about pop-ups. Good Luck!
@TheIrishAmish3 жыл бұрын
By using altered 6 sided die, you are radically altering the odds of throwing a zero through 4.
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting! If the six-sided dice had not been repainted with three sides white and three sides black, which now renders them binary dice just like the pyramid dice, you would be correct. But as pointed out 1:25 into the video, they were painted, so I believe the odds of throwing a zero through four are the same. If you could explain why it isn't the same, I would appreciate reading about it. If I've mede a mistake I need to change it. I checked out your channel. Did you build that play castle yourself? Even if it was from a kit, that's some great work. I loved it when your daughter had you look to make sure there wasn't a spider in the tunnel slide. Thanks for na fun video to watch!
@TheIrishAmish3 жыл бұрын
Wayne Schmidt Wayne, I apologise, I completely missed the point about making them binary! I believe you are right about it evening the bias to zero. I will delete my comment. Yes, built it myself, thank you!
@SuspiciousFace2 жыл бұрын
Found out about this game of ur from rinworld.
@emmanuelmelendez232 жыл бұрын
Whoiyyyhhh!!
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
Okay. That's an cybertext I've never seen. What's it mean?
@kishascape4 ай бұрын
I wonder how to cut stone. I'd like to make a board out of granite or maybe local quartzite that way someone else can my game in the dirt 500 years from now.
@wayneschmidt4904 ай бұрын
I recommend going to a marble kitchen counter top shop and ask them. I know there are special blades you can get for electric saws that will cut tile. I assume they'd work for stone as well. Good luck!
@timmy181356 ай бұрын
Also similar to backgammon and mancala
@armageddon_gaming9 ай бұрын
I just got a copy of the game from amazon and the rules are nothing like what you said. I guess that's a common problem with these ancient games that don't have preserved rule books. You find different versions of how you're supposed to play it. Even liar's dice had some people debating on the correct rules and that was from colonial times. The only ancient game I've seen with consistently agreed upon rules was the egyptian game senet
@wayneschmidt4909 ай бұрын
I took my rules from Dr. Finkel, the man who first deciphered them. Here's a video he made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs Thanks for commenting!
@armageddon_gaming9 ай бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 I appreciate that. It's strange though. The actual rules are like backgammon while the set of rules I have say place 6 pieces on the board and then players take turns moving them in a way to get 4 on matching images and you win if your opponent can't make a legal move
@thetroll19004 ай бұрын
THAT'S CALLED A D4 WAYNE
@el_chico13138 ай бұрын
where can i buy that?
@wayneschmidt4908 ай бұрын
Amazon sells them. www.amazon.com/s?k=royal+game+of+ur&crid=3DQ0CIWRJH48U&sprefix=royal+game+%2Caps%2C157&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_11 Or you can copy the image from the video, print it out and make your own.
@heartSLB3 жыл бұрын
It is reminiscent to senet, an ancient Egyptian game.
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Yes, but senet is much more complicated. Thanks for commenting!
@treatb09 Жыл бұрын
It appears then. That each square’s symbols represent types of moves that can be made. Say you have 4 blocks on that symbol with 4- 5 die. N roll a 4. You can subsequently move all four to the other 4 single die squares. But you have to move 1 or 4 pieces. 4 moves. Some squares represent jumps. Some represent geometric move limitations I think the stars represent teleporters. N on them you can move anywhere freely after. Its way more complex and tactile when you see the game as that. Suggesting its definitely not a game of “race”. Its more like chess and checkers combined. Personally. I thought it was a game of sliders. You slide them pieces from one side. To land on the two back squares to win. . But this makes more sense. How you win? Who knows. I think the entire game is still lose
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
The following video shows the archeologist who first translated the rules for the Game of Ur: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs You can skip his preamble about the game and go directly to 3:45 for how to play. He doesn't mention anything about teleport squares or having more than one piece on a square at a time.
@treatb09 Жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 i did. I had the same issue with shogi. I started making better rules. This game has too much going on for it to be a single race game. I derived a way it could be a chess/checkers sort of game. With points n captures to win. That would make it ridiculously strategic and complex. But ive played over 5,000 games a chess. So. I get bored of simplicity. I find it hard to believe a game popular for 3,000 years was the same boring race over and over
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
@@treatb09 Now I get it! I misunderstood your first comment as stating the original rules were different than what archeological evidence states. Now I understand that you were suggesting new improved rules. I checked out your channel and some of your videos got me thinking. I particularly enjoyed the one about Thanos. I never understood how he could think eliminating half the beings in the universe would have any significant effect. In very short order we'd just breed ourselves back into the same problem of overpopulation. My thoughts ran more toward asking why instead of randomly selecting people he didn't select for intelligence or some other virtue that would have a greater chance of solving the problem instead of just applying a temporary bandage. Your point that he would have better employed his power to change the universe went further. Along this line, you might enjoy an extremely short story (3-minute read) I wrote, though if you are offended by the concept of human evolution you may not like it. It's called "The Great Cow Empire." waynesthisandthat.com/the%20great%20cow%20empire.html
@froggynzack6 ай бұрын
Almost reminds me of sorry.
@racecardriverrr42014 жыл бұрын
WHO ELSE KNOWS THIS FROM TRADELANDS (its upstairs in the pub on nova balreska) (also if u dont know the game this comment makes no sense so sry
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Your post was a little cryptic, but thanks for commenting anyway.
@Youkai_graphics4 жыл бұрын
how do i went from Horror games to a chess game....
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are trying to say. Thanks for commenting anyway!
@Youkai_graphics4 жыл бұрын
Wayne Schmidt i was watching horror games videos, then somehow i got to this video, which have nothing to do with horror games.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
That happens sometimes with KZbin. A few years ago I published a video about how to feed Venus flytrap plants and for some strange reason KZbin started recommending it to everyone. It went viral and got almost 2 million views in just a few months. I received complaints about it because it was turning up in people's searches about subjects that had nothing to do with it. Sorry it got in your way. I promise, it wasn't my doing.
@kaiserrat702 жыл бұрын
Then theres me using a piece of paper and a pencil (with a ruler) just drawing squares lol
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
Hey! Whatever works is good!
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
Or, you could copy the following image and print it out: www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg
@reflectingsoul2 жыл бұрын
I'm here because of the movie "Screamers".
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
What does your comment have to do with the Royal Game Of Ur?
@reflectingsoul2 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 At the beginning of this movie, there was a scene in which two soldiers are playing the game of Ur.
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
@@reflectingsoul Ah! Very interesting. Thank you!
@ob2kenobi388Ай бұрын
To put "five thousand years" (i.e. 3,000BC) into perspective: - When Jesus was born, this game would have been older to him than Jesus is to us today. - This game is older than the Great Pyramid of Giza. - At around the same time, Stonehenge was built, North African people started farming for the first time, and North American people started making pottery for the first time. - Woolly Mammoths were still alive. - It is 1,000 years older than the city of Babylon.
@MrDarkato1 Жыл бұрын
UR
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
What are you trying to tell me? That the Ur should be spelled UR?
@FelipeMarquardtАй бұрын
The happy faces are not traditional :P
@wayneschmidt490Ай бұрын
You are correct, but they make the game a lot more fun, especially for our grandchildren.
@thejaguar144 Жыл бұрын
Looks cool...but the link doesn't work. :(
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
Opps! Sorry. That link was to my old text-based website, which after 25 years I cancelled just last week.
@firebird2084 жыл бұрын
The other symbols on the board are kind of confusing. I do know the star symbols allows for an extra roll but don't the other symbols do something? I mean there's a bunch of different symbols, my guess, there's different levels of play and each symbol has a different effect or no effect depending on the level i.e. master, noob
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Here's a video by the expert who deciphered how to play the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs He never mentions anything about the symbols except the star ones you mentioned so I don't think they stand for anything. There have been so few of these games found that no one knows how standard the decorations were. They guy who made the one in the video may have just dressed the squares up to make it look better.
@quantumsigmaqed63124 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Didn't he say it was stripped down to the bare minimum
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
I rewatched his video of how to play it and you're right, at one point he says something about a simplified version. I interpreted that as referring to strategy, not actual game play rules. I could be wrong. I tried getting on the British Museum website for the complete rules but couldn't find anything there other than what he mentioned in the video. Wikipedia didn't have anything additional either. There are several websites that list various rule sets, but these appear to be gaming experts using game theory to develop rules rather than rules derived from the original clay tablet translation. I'm lost. If you find anything definite please mention it here. Thank you!
@quantumsigmaqed63124 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Irving Finkel had a paper on it on academia
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
That's great idea. I'll try looking for an on-line copy of it. Thank you!
@NOAHfreakingTHOMAS2 жыл бұрын
But how do you play
@wayneschmidt4902 жыл бұрын
This video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs Explains how to play. Skip the first 3 & 1/2 minutes of history to jump right into game play. Thanks for commenting!
@Silent_Death_0 Жыл бұрын
Wait.. this is a real thing?
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Here's a video about it by Dr. Finkle, the man who translated the ancient tablet that explained how it's played: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs Thanks for commenting!
@julla1416 Жыл бұрын
Why so many dice?
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
I assume the number of dice evolved over the centuries the game was played to provide the best gaming experience.
@-nobeluon92883 жыл бұрын
انها حضارتنا
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
Google نظر شما را به این ترجمه ترجمه کرد: "آنها حضور شما هستند." این یعنی چی؟ به هر حال ممنون که نظر دادید!
@DocHollidayGames4 жыл бұрын
"Up until the final turn, it's impossible to tell which player will win". This makes the game sound like it's completely luck of the draw with no reward for skill. How can a game be fun if the dice basically play the game for you? Nevertheless, I ended up ordering a copy from Amazon anyways to give it a try since I collect historical board games.
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
I didn't express what I intended to say correctly. Thanks for bringing this up. I meant to say that by employing good strategies, it's possible for a player who's far behind to catch up and win. It's similar to "Shut The Box." kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioepY4p5lM6JfdE The luck of the throw dominates the game, but by understanding the odds associated with the different ways to count scores one player can have a great advantage to one who doesn't. Thanks for commenting!
@orrinscott-stewart36414 жыл бұрын
I dont think you should use the six sided dice it will be different odds on the different numbers coming up
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
The odds of getting a white or black face in either the six sided dice with three black and three white is the same as using tetrahedral dice with two white and 2 black tips: 50/50. So the statistics will be the same. I've compared play with both and can't detect any difference in play, other than the six sided dice are a lot easier to use. Thanks for commenting!
@zeyadal-sayhood66533 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 then you can use coins
@wayneschmidt4903 жыл бұрын
@@zeyadal-sayhood6653 Great idea! Thank you!
@user-ik2rl7pw2y Жыл бұрын
Тоже от папуаса?
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
Возможно, он мигрировал туда за многие века, в которые в него играли, но его происхождение ближе к Месопотамии.
@user-ut1kh3cc6h3 жыл бұрын
Ur Uruk =IRAK
@ouroborosjormungandr5615 Жыл бұрын
Dude can't pick up a D4
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
You're right! Originally, they would have been larger, rough stones that would be easy to pick up. Today's small, glossy smooth D4s are almost impossible to pick up. That's why I changed to using regular dice painted black and white.
@HolyGarbage4 жыл бұрын
Correction: At 3:19 Rolling a 2 is 6 times more likely than rolling a 0 or a 4 (not a 1 or a 4).
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Ouch! I must have misspoken. Your are correct. Thank you for bringing that up. And thanks for commenting!
@HolyGarbage4 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Well you didn't misspeak. It's the clarifying text below that is wrong. And no problem. :)
@georgethanos77003 жыл бұрын
3:21 the correct is "here he knows".
@olisk-jy9rz26 күн бұрын
This is messiest explanation i've ever heard. You didn't explain where players start and how they place the pawns, which ARE LITERALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT RULES, NOTHING MAKES SENSE WITHOUT IT. If you can't explain a game so basic, it means you can't even understand it. You're just a seller.
@wayneschmidt49026 күн бұрын
Perhaps this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYvWnJ2CppVnZqs By the man who translated the original rules would be more helpful to you.
@ZeroTheHeroGOAT4 жыл бұрын
She knows where to move his piece? Aren't we going over board being silly with language now?
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Who is the 'she' you're talking about? And to what 'silly language' are you referring?
@ZeroTheHeroGOAT4 жыл бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Was a joke about the "safe squares" (campus safe spaces). Admittedly, and in retrospect, it would've been more appropriate as an internal joke. Oh well... Have a nice day :)
@wayneschmidt4904 жыл бұрын
Gotcha. Thanks.
@das1364 ай бұрын
Hi! Great video! Could you send me the image by email? the link doesn't work. thanks
@wayneschmidt4904 ай бұрын
Sorry. The website that hosted the picture for the link had to be taken down. You should be able to enlarge the video to full screen, pause it when the board face isn't covered with anything and do a screen capture to get an image. Then resize it for printing.
@apostolisrountis Жыл бұрын
Hi, the link www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/game%20of%20ur.jpg does not work...
@wayneschmidt490 Жыл бұрын
I apologize for that. I had to close down the website that image was on because of problems with the server.
@kurt52134 ай бұрын
@@wayneschmidt490 Do you think you'll bring your website back? It was a treasure trove of useful info.