Dhamet

Draughts-like game on a 9x9 intersection board where each side has 40 pieces, men promote to Mullahs, and captures remove pieces immediately.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Mauritania.

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 Africa: Sahel, West and Central.