Senet

[puriri]

game the ancient egyptians played.

Rules:

You need: 2 players, 5 spools, 5 cones, and 4 counting sticks.

The board is numbered (maps will be on bottom right.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The starting pieces go along 1-10 alternating, spool cone etc.

Moving: Who ever rolls a one first goes first. You roll repeatedly (keep track of the numbers) until you get a 2 or 3 then move separate pieces. If you got a 1 then a 4 then a 3. You move a piece 1 square then 4 squares then 3 squares. You can jump over other pieces and if you land on another piece it gets sent back to where your piece started from on that move.

Counting sticks: should have a decorated (yellow in this case)and plain side. (grey)

1 yellow side up - 1

2 yellow- 2

3 yellow -3

4 yellow -4

4 grey - 5

All pieces must land on square 26 (green map) with the exact roll to land on it. Then you need the exact roll to get off the edge of the board after that. If you land on square 27 or get taken on square 28 or 29 you go back to square 15. If you can't move at all you can go backwards.

To win clear off all your pieces.

And believe me this is a fun game to play.

Thanks for looking!

[Peppermint_M]

Well, that is a really nice MOC. The decorative details really suit it nd it plays as a functional game

Works like this are always appreciated. Thanks for sharing

[Masked Builder]

Very cool! You decorated the box nicely, and explained the game quite well. I always like learning about the ancient Egyptians.

[XimenaPaulina]

This is really a great MOC, not only is this game very well-built, it is also historically accurate with the design and actual game rules (which I got confused understanding the first time so I have to read it again ). Impressive work on this innovative game MOC puriri!

[Plissken]

Wow, really good work. I stumbled upon this game in the last season of "Lost" and found a version online. It is a really fun game, simple but great. You did an amazing job in recreating this game in lego.

[Delta 38]

Hey, cool. It looks like a good container, too.

Anyway, nice MOC.

[MightySlickPancake]

Really nice puriri. I love how its a functional game as well as a beatiful MOC , Well done. Although I have never played the game it looks really fun .

Thanks, CB

[Dannylonglegs]

No way! You made Senet out of legos! As an ancientegyptophile, this earns my approval! Great Job!

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[CorneliusMurdock]

Very cool! I love how you can store all the pieces within it so it could sit out as display game. I saw a set in a museum once and this looks very accurate as for as size and design goes.

[Dan the Brickman]

Is this like the hounds and jackals game played in 1 scene in the old 10 commandments movie?

I was wondering how it was played...

[puriri]

Is this like the hounds and jackals game played in 1 scene in the old 10 commandments movie?

I was wondering how it was played...

I have no idea since I haven't seen that movie.

Thanks to everyone else whose commented! I'm pleasantly surprised by how much of a response I got for this.

[Ceroknight]

Nice job, great details on the side, and very accurate all over!

[puriri]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments! I' really happy with the creation, and it's fun to play as well!

[petero]

Very nicely done! Egyptology is a hobby of mine, and it really looks the part.

Where did you find instructions for the game? As far as I can recall, nobody has ever found any indication of how it was played.

Peter

[puriri]

Very nicely done! Egyptology is a hobby of mine, and it really looks the part.

Where did you find instructions for the game? As far as I can recall, nobody has ever found any indication of how it was played.

Peter

Thanks Peter!

As to the instructions there have been educated guesses to how it's played. I don't know how accurate the one I have is but it works well.