FWD: “The Best Board Games of the Ancient World” - Smithsonian Magazine

In this afikra FWD, Yara runs us through the article "The Best Board Games of the Ancient World” as she tells us about the origins and basics of popular board games from the past.

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afikra is all about asking questions and exploring something new. This series takes some of the questions about the histories and cultures of the Arab world asked and explored in one of our community presentations, and broadens it into a podcast episode hosted by Mysa Kafil-Hussain and Yasmin Khawaja with community members from our global chapters.

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