The Royal Game of Ur, sometimes called the Game of Twenty Squares, was looted from the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern day Iraq by British archaeologists. User Veurlatonra posted their frankly beautiful creation to the GameofUr subreddit, a community dedicated to a pastime historians believe has been enjoyed since the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia.
If you are interested in our Wooden Aggravation Games that are not painted you can buy them here.Board game enthusiasts habitually invest time and money into crafting their own custom boards, boxes or even tables, but one Reddit user spent several months and several thousands of pounds recreating an ancient artefact known as The Royal Game of Ur. 3/4") diameter marbles and the Large 24" Aggravation Game comes with 22mm (appr. 9/16") diameter marbles, the 20" Aggravation Game comes with 18mm (appr. The 16" Aggravation Game comes with 14mm (appr. The Aggravation (Wahoo) Game Board, Playing Marbles and Dice in a Drawstring Carry Bag and Instructions for Play are all included. You can send your opponent's players back by landing on a location that they occupy, thus making them "aggravated".Ĭhoose between Oak Wood or Maple Wood Aggravation boards and also choose between the economical 16" wide (measured at the widest point - from the point to point) Aggravation board, the popular 20" board, or the large 24" board. To play, move your marble players around the Wahoo board according to the roll of your dice and try to position your marbles in the home positions before your opponents do. It is double sided so you can play with up to 6 players on the one side and with up to 4 players on the other side. The result is a beautiful Aggravation Game Board made to last for generations of play. The hexagon-shaped Aggravation board is then hand painted and finished with 2 coats of protective clear polyurethane. This Classic Aggravation Board is made out of solid wood by the Mennonite folks at Wengerd Wood in Holmes County, Ohio. Sit down with the family and enjoy an old-fashioned game of Aggravation (also called Wahoo by some folks).