The Royal Game Of Ur

The Royal Game Of Ur Free Game

Rated 3.33/5 (39) —  Free Android application by galaticdroids

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About The Royal Game Of Ur

The Royal Game of Ur, also known as Twenty Squares

This game dates back to 2600BC making it one of the oldest board games known to man at over 4500 years old and may be the predecessor to games like backgammon & Ludo. Ur was played in ancient Mesopotamia and boards have been found in the Royal Tombs of Ur, ancient burial grounds and even the great pyramids.

The Royal Game of Ur is a two player board game, the player who gets all of their pieces around the board first wins. You can play against a friend or the computer.

Players take turns to roll the dice and move their pieces around the board. Only 1 piece is allowed in any square, if you land on a square with an opponents piece then you knock it off and it goes back to the start. If you land on a square with a rosette then you can roll the dice again and have another go.

We use 4 pyramid shaped dice with a white dot painted on one corner, giving possible rolls from 0 to 4.

You will soon pick it up, and with help on we'll show you the route around the board and valid moves.

This game was played all over the world by Kings and Queens, Princess and Pharaohs as well as paupers and peasants in many different cultures, naturally the rules vary slightly from culture to culture. With this in mind we provide the option of turning off the rules so counters can be placed anywhere and at any time, obvious the computer can't play under these conditions.

Settings screens allows choice of 3 different version of the game, Royal Pyramid Ur - 7 pieces, Mummy's tomb Ur - 5 Pieces and Sarcophagus Ur - 3 pieces for that extra quick baby game.

Have fun, learn the strategy and if you ever bump into an Egyptian mummy on a dark night just whip out your phone, start up the Royal Game of Ur and challenge it to a game :-)

How to Download / Install

Download and install The Royal Game Of Ur version 1.5 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.galaticdroids.royalGameOfUr, download The Royal Game Of Ur.apk

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Game History & Updates

Version update The Royal Game Of Ur was updated to version 1.5
Version update The Royal Game Of Ur was updated to version 1.4
Version update The Royal Game Of Ur was updated to version 1.3
Version update The Royal Game Of Ur was updated to version 1.2

What are users saying about The Royal Game Of Ur

O70%
by O####:

This game is the world most worst game

D70%
by D####:

After the AI loses a few games in a row, it starts getting an improbable winning streak.

E70%
by E####:

Boring

R70%
by R####:

There is a slight rule error: you should not be able to get a piece off the board unless you get an exact role, if that is your only piece you miss your turn. That would make this 5 star even if this rule is made into a setting. For a '6' star, allow for the fourteen and 21 square paths as well.

H70%
by H####:

Terrible programming. Won the first game with ease. Never won a single match afterwards. Worst "random" dice roll ever. Every time my pieces would get ahead, the computer would just happen to roll 2-3 bonus rolls in a row and then roll the prefect number of spaces to land on my pieces and send them back. Game is designed to go against you and never let you win.

S70%
by S####:

Leaving the settings screen by the back button blacks the screen even across app restarts. When AI wins, it keeps trying to play, and the dice roll animation plays indefinitely.

S70%
by S####:

If you think this version could be the precursor to backgammon you have no idea! Get the real boardgame it as actually worth playing.

S70%
by S####:

Bril

G70%
by G####:

Nice board game

W70%
by W####:

Brilliant


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