about 500 to 1500
Crossroads and Golden Ages
Along the Silk Road and the sea lanes, games, instruments and crafts travelled and changed.
- Africa: Sahel, West and Central (16)
- Southeast Asia and the Islands (14)
- Northern and Eastern Europe (11)
- China (11)
- Celtic and Atlantic Europe (10)
- South Asia (9)
- Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia (8)
- Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia (8)
- Japan and Korea (8)
- Mediterranean (8)
- The Americas: Caribbean (8)
- Africa: Nile and the Horn (6)
- Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean (5)
- Pacific and Oceania (4)
- The Americas: Mesoamerica (4)
- The Americas: North America (4)
- The Americas: Andes and South America (3)
- Shared across the world (2)
- Africa: Southern Africa (1)
- Steppe and Arctic (1)
Africa: Nile and the Horn 6
Cafe dominoes
Egypt · Board and table games
Horn of Africa camel caravan
Djibouti · Musical instruments
Ladu
Djibouti +1 · Board and table games
Lake Assal salt harvest
Djibouti · Sports with animal partners
Senterej
Ethiopia +1 · Board and table games
Africa: Sahel, West and Central 16
Acadja Fish Park
Benin · Board and table games
Balafon Gourd Xylophone
Mali +2 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the Drum Music of the World app
Balanta Mangrove Rice Polder
Guinea-Bissau · Board and table games
Nzango
Congo · Board and table games
Ogooué river pirogue journey
Gabon · Racing
Queah
Liberia · Board and table games
Sahel Salt Caravan
Niger +1 · Sports with animal partnersPlay preview · in the Story & Theatre of the World app
Vai Syllabary Decoder
Liberia · Puzzles and mind games
Akedewama
Cote d'Ivoire · Board and table gamesChoko
Gambia · Board and table gamesDhamet
Mauritania · Board and table gamesDuo
Cote d'Ivoire · Board and table gamesFohr
Cote d'Ivoire · Board and table gamesKikouri
Cote d'Ivoire · Board and table gamesSig
Mauritania · Board and table games
Africa: Great Lakes and Indian Ocean 5
Fanoron-Telo
Madagascar · Board and table gamesOdede
Uganda · Board and table gamesShisima
Kenya · Board and table gamesTanzanian draughts
Tanzania · Board and table games
Africa: Southern Africa 1
Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia 8
Buzuq Long-Neck Lute
Lebanon +2 · Musical instrumentsPlay preview · in the String Music of the World app
Rummikub
Israel · Board and table games
Saz / Bağlama
Turkey · Musical instruments
101 Okey
Turkey · Board and table gamesEdrees
Palestine · Board and table games
Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia 8
Afghan Rubab Strings
Afghanistan · Musical instruments
Chonguri
Georgia · Musical instruments
Dombra
Kazakhstan · Musical instruments
Komuz
Kyrgyzstan · Musical instruments
Tar and mugham modes
Azerbaijan · Musical instruments
South Asia 9
Veena
India · Musical instrumentsLambs and Tigers
India · Board and table gamesMaldivian chess
Maldives · Board and table games
China 11
Japan and Korea 8
Dalgona
South Korea · Dexterity and skill games
Riichi mahjong
Japan · Board and table games
Tsugaru Shamisen
Japan · Musical instruments
Southeast Asia and the Islands 14
Floating market trader
Thailand · Board and table games
Sittuyin
Myanmar · Board and table gamesGaple dominoes
Indonesia · Board and table gamesKhmer chess
Cambodia · Board and table gamesMalay draughts
Malaysia · Board and table gamesTaiwanese mahjong
Taiwan · Board and table gamesThai checkers
Thailand · Board and table games
Pacific and Oceania 4
Wayfinder
United States +2 · Puzzles and mind games
Yap stone money trade puzzle
Micronesia · Board and table games
Mediterranean 8
Çiftelia
Albania · Musical instruments
Italian draughts
Italy · Board and table games
Mezoued Bagpipe and Tabl Drum
Tunisia · Musical instruments
Northern and Eastern Europe 11
Latvian Bagpipe and Folk Pipes
Latvia · Musical instruments
Novuss
Latvia +1 · Board and table games
Shashki
Ukraine +2 · Board and table games
Czech draughts
Czechia · Board and table gamesHungarian dominoes
Hungary · Board and table gamesPolish draughts
Poland · Board and table games
Celtic and Atlantic Europe 10
Croquet
United Kingdom +2 · Board and table games
Highland Bagpipe Chanter and Drone
United Kingdom · Musical instruments
Racing Pigeon Loft
Belgium +2 · Board and table games
Water Jousting
France · Wrestling and martial sportsDutch draughts
Netherlands · Board and table gamesPub dominoes
United Kingdom · Board and table games
The Americas: Mesoamerica 4
Puluc
Guatemala +1 · Board and table games
The Americas: Andes and South America 3
Ring jousting
Paraguay · Street and playground games
The Americas: Caribbean 8
Checkers
Bahamas +1 · Board and table gamesBahamian dominoes
Bahamas · Board and table gamesHaitian dominoes
Haiti · Board and table gamesJamaican dominoes
Jamaica · Board and table gamesSlam dominoes
Barbados · Board and table gamesUnion Jack Game
Antigua and Barbuda · Board and table games
The Americas: North America 4
Bingo
Canada · Board and table games
Chickenfoot
United States · Board and table games
Spelling Bee
United States · Other traditions
Texas 42
United States · Board and table games
Steppe and Arctic 1
Mongolian chess
Mongolia · Board and table games
