Wrestlers from Samarkand (Uzbekistan, 600s AD) People in Central Asia played games that helped them get better at skills they would need in their lives. They needed to ride horses [...]
Girls playing jacks with knucklebones Playing jacks To get a better idea what it was like to be a kid in Central Asia, try playing some of the games that [...]
Kids playing knucklebones (Burma) Central Asian people played a lot of active games, but they also played games sitting down. Because Central Asian people spent a lot of time herding cattle and [...]
Playing cats-cradle: play African games What materials do I need? Many of these African games require no equipment at all to play, just some dirt and stones. Go someplace where [...]
Crafts from early Africa: A simple Mancala board If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Africa, these are some [...]
Early African board games: a simple Mancala game scratched into the dirt What were the first games? People have played games in Africa since before they were really even people, [...]
