The Roman game Terni Lapilli, explained and demonstrated at this year's Games Day by the brilliant @uniofreading.bsky.social student ambassador Eadwyn (he/him)!

No written record of the rules from the Roman period survives, so this rule set is experts' best guess!

#ancientgames #boardgames #rdg

Ludus latrunculorum, you say? Archaeologist Tim Penn from @uniofreading.bsky.social gives some background on this popular Roman game, whose name means the Game of the Little Soldiers.

Come see our example, on display in the Silchester Gallery!

#romangames #ancientgames #archaeology #rdg

Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out the rules

Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #AncientGames #AI #DecodingHistory

www.scientificamerican.com/article/rules-of-mysteri...

Hasami Shogi (Saturday Review) | Tabletop Games Blog The sun rises over the misty fields near Nagashino, glinting off armour and steel. The Takeda banners flap in the wind, a warning to the Tokugawa warriors holding the hilltops. Every decision counts, ...

The sun rises over the misty fields near Nagashino, glinting off armour. You will lead your samurai through the chaos of this sandwich chess, this Hasami Shogi from Lemery Games.
tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/01/17/h...
(Photo courtesy of Lemery Games)
#boardgames #reviews #Chess #AncientGames

CTG is back on Sat 17th Jan, Caerphilly Library

Info: www.facebook.com/share/v/1BwD...

Timetable
#boardgames, #Pokemon, Magic CCG 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
#Alderlands #RPG 12-2pm
#dnd5e 11.00-2pm

It's free to attend!

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Wales, @caerphilly.bsky.social

A Game Set in Stone and Clay: What a Mosaic Board Reveals About Maya Play and Power At Naachtun, an Early Classic Maya city, archaeologists uncovered a patolli board unlike any other. Built into the floor itself, it forces a rethink of how games, labor, and architecture intersected.

A mosaic patolli board built into a Maya floor at Naachtun challenges ideas about ancient play. Planned, durable, and Early Classic in date, it links games to architecture, labor, and power. #Maya #Archaeology #AncientGames #Mesoamerica www.anthropology.net/p/a-game-set...

It's #christmasjumperday at CTG - Caerphilly Library Sat 6th Dec 10-4pm

Info: www.facebook.com/reel/1567634...

Timetable
#boardgames, Pokemon, Magic CCG 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
#Alderlands #RPG 12-2pm
#Nimble5e 10.30-1.30pm

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @thebigphill.bsky.social

CTG Sat 8th Nov Caerphilly Library (Top floor, 2nd)

Just 1 session change at 11am

Link: www.facebook.com/reel/1974691...

Timetable:
#Boardgames #Pokemon @magic.wizards.com 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
Alderlands #RPG @12-2pm
@paizo.com Pathfinder 11-1pm

@caerphilly.bsky.social

CTG session Sat 8th Nov Caerphilly Library (Top floor, 2nd)

Link: www.facebook.com/reel/1974691...

Timetable:
#Boardgames #Pokemon @magic.wizards.com 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
Alderlands #RPG @12-2pm
#Nimble5e #DND 10-12.30pm

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @thebigphill.bsky.social

CTG is back this Sat 4th Oct at Caerphilly Library (2nd floor)

Link: www.facebook.com/CTGCaerphill...

Timetable:
#Boardgames, #Pokemon @magic.wizards.com 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
Alderlands #RPG @12-2pm
#Nimble5e #DND 11-2pm

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @thebigphill.bsky.social

CTG is back!

Sat 6th Sept Caerphilly Library (2nd floor)

Timetable:
#Boardgames, #Pokemon @magic.wizards.com 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
Alderlands #RPG 'The Cursed Mine' 12-2pm
Nimble 5e #DND 11-2pm

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
@thebigphill.bsky.social
@caerphilly.bsky.social

CTG is back!

Sat 6th Sept Caerphilly Library (2nd floor)

Timetable:
#Boardgames, #Pokemon @magic.wizards.com 10-4pm
#STEMHOUR 11-12noon
#AncientGames 11-1pm
Alderlands #RPG 'The Cursed Mine' 12-2pm
Nimble 5e #DND 11-2pm

@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @thebigphill.bsky.social @caerphilly.bsky.social

Happy #WorldChessDay!
#ancientgames #ancientboardgames #archaeology #fidchell #archaeologygames

Well then, #Caerphilly

All setup for today's CTG Caerphilly library

#boardgames #Pokemon #MagicTheGathering 10-4pm
#stemhour 10.30-11.30am
#ancientgames 12-1.30pm

#rpg Tales of the #alderlands 12-2.30pm

Thank you @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

@caerphilly.bsky.social