𒀭 Royal Game of Ur 𒀭

2600 BCE · Mesopotamia

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How to Play

The Royal Game of Ur is one of the oldest known board games, dating to around 2600 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia. Two players race to move all their stones off the board.

Dice & Movement

Each turn you roll four binary dice (each 0 or 1) — the sum (0–4) is how many squares your chosen stone advances. A roll of 0 means no move; your turn is skipped.

The Stones

Regular stone — starts in your reserve and travels the full path.

Promoted stone — a stone that has passed the central rosette and is now on the home stretch.

The Fields

Plain field — normal square. One stone per player may occupy it. Landing on an opponent's stone sends it back to reserve.

Rosette ✦ — landing here grants an extra turn. Rosettes on the outer tracks give a bonus roll; the central rosette also acts as a safe haven (no captures).

Central rosette / Oasis — the shared safe square in the middle section. Both players pass through it; stones here are protected from capture.

Exit field — the final square before leaving the board. A stone must reach this with an exact roll to score.

Stack square (same player) — marked squares where your own stones may stack. Multiple of your stones can share this field.

Stack square (shared) — marked squares where stones of any player may stack. Be careful — stacked opponent stones can be captured all at once.

Winning

Be the first to move all your stones off the far end of the board. Each stone must exit with an exact roll. The player who scores all stones first wins.

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Angaben gemäß § 5 TMG

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Hinweise

Dies ist ein privates, nicht-kommerzielles Projekt. Das Royal Game of Ur ist ein historisches Spiel und gemeinfrei.

Es werden keine Benutzerkonten erstellt. Es werden keine personenbezogenen Daten gespeichert – lediglich anonyme Spielstatistiken (freiwillig eingegebene Spielernamen, Zugzahlen, Spieldauern).

This is a private, non-commercial project. The Royal Game of Ur is a historical game in the public domain.
Operated privately. No user accounts are created. No personal data is stored beyond anonymous game statistics (player names entered per session, move counts, game durations).

Disclaimer

This game is provided as-is for entertainment purposes. No guarantees are made regarding availability or uptime.

No real money, prizes, or accounts are involved. Player names are entered voluntarily and are visible to opponents and spectators during a session.

Game statistics (move counts, durations, player names) are retained for aggregate analysis. No other personal data is collected.

License & Self-Hosting

The source code of this project is released under the MIT License — you are free to use, copy, modify, and distribute it, including for self-hosting your own instance.

Custom graphics and visual assets (board illustrations, field icons, stone designs) are licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — free for non-commercial use with attribution.

The Royal Game of Ur is a historical game in the public domain. No intellectual property claims are made over the game rules or mechanics.

Source code and self-hosting instructions will be published on GitHub. Link coming soon.