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Encyclopedia ID 1008
Edrees
Also known as nine-square line game
Three-in-a-row game on a nine-square grid.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Palestine.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.
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