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Nard / backgammon

Also known as Nard

Nard / backgammon: photograph by Unknown author Unknown author
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Dice race board game.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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