The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity‎.‎ Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours‎.‎ From pre‎-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions‎,‎ Egypt‎'‎s past is visible on game boards‎.‎ This volume starts by introducing the reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games‎,‎ looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations‎.‎ Game practices‎,‎ which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination‎,‎ travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean‎.‎ This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history‎.‎ Over the last few years‎,‎ the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions‎.‎ The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt‎'‎s international relations and the ro‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎