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  • Hnefatafl, Viking Chess for Game Boy

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    On The Royal Game of Ur, getting two Game Boys to talk to each other using the link cable proved to be quite difficult. I got $50 worth of tokens and burned them all on this feature. Getting semi-decent music was a hurdle too, and I’m still not quite happy...

  • The Royal Game Boy of Ur

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    Years ago, a documentary on “The Royal Game of Ur”, one of the oldest known board games, nearly 5,000 years old, instantly piqued my interest. When I later heard Dr. Irving Finkel discuss it on a podcast, the fascination came flooding back. But this time, I had an idea: build...