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"Archaeology Today": Hittite Backgammon Board Find

Posted By: Rick Janowski
Date: Thursday, 18 July 2013, at 6:16 a.m.

In Response To: "Archaeology Today": Hittite Backgammon Board Find (Jake Jacobs)

Yes indeed. In the Egyptian manual to the Hittite game, the following advice is provided:

1. Before and after shaking hands with a Hittite Opponent (or Elamite) be sure to count ones fingers. (Note: This may be an oblique reference to a rudimentary form of pipcounting).

2. Should a Hittite Opponent (or Elamite) offer the wager of the trebling/quintupling block (ie, equivalent to doubling cube) it is prudent to carefully turn the block over with a stick first before accepting. (Note: This appears to be the earliest known reference to risk-reward analysis).

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