What is the oldest board game?
Board game
Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history. A number of important historical sites, artifacts, and documents shed light on early board games such as Jiroft civilization gameboards[2] in Iran. Senet, found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt, c. 3500BC and 3100BC respectively,[3] is the oldest board game known to have existed. Senet was pictured in a fresco found in Merknera's tomb (3300–2700BC).[4][5] Also from predynastic Egypt is Mehen.
Dunhuang Go Manual
The Dunhuang Go Manual or Dunhuang Go Classic or simply the Classic of Go () is the earliest surviving manual on the strategic board game of Go (). Dating from the 6th century, it exists as a single manuscript that was discovered in the 'Library Cave' of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China by Aurel Stein in 1907, and which is now in the collection of the British Library in London, England.