Tom Scott vs Irving Finkel: The Royal Game of Ur | PLAYTHROUGH | International Tabletop Day 2017

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What it covers

Tom Scott plays the Royal Game of Ur against British Museum curator Irving Finkel, who deciphered its rules from a cuneiform tablet. Finkel teaches the game and explains its. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

The British Museum

Length

25 min 33 sec

Year

2017

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