Königliches Spiel von Ur lernen: Anleitung

The board has a distinctive H-shape with 20 squares arranged in tracks. Each player has 7 pieces starting off the board. Four tetrahedral dice (or two-sided dice equivalent) are used, giving results of 0-4.

First player to bear off all seven pieces wins. The race combines safe play on rosettes with aggressive capturing and blocking strategies.

Roll the four dice - each die shows 1 point on two corners, counting marked corners facing up gives 0-4. Move one piece forward by the number of spaces shown. Pieces enter the board and race along a track, passing through the middle section shared with your opponent.