Archaeologists uncover rare 2,000-year-old Liubo game boards in Han Dynasty tombs, but its rules remain one of history’s greatest mysteries | World News
Centuries before chess spread across Asia, another board game captivated people throughout ancient China. Known as Liubo, it was played by emperors, nobles and ordinary families during the Han Dynasty, appearing so frequently that complete game sets were buried alongside the dead. Yet despite its popularity more than 2,000 years ago, the game’s rules have…