Ramsons Kala Pratishtana has organized their second exhibition of traditional Indian board games at the Pratima Gallery, Mysuru. The exhibition runs from 16 – 25 May.

They also started a kick-ass blog on traditional Indian board games. Check out this gorgeous Mancala table:

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I’ve been scratching my head for several minutes now trying to figure out what good these pieces of chalk shaped like chess pieces are good for.

Aside from the time you have to spend drawing the board – and carrying a chess board is likely less bulky than carrying the pieces in the first place – the pieces are going to start wobbling and falling over after they’re used a few times, right?

(hat tip)

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Play65, an online Backgammon site, is sponsoring an art exhibition of backgammon sets together with the Israeli embassy. The exhibit is in honor of Israel’s 60th birthday and in the hope for peace and reconciliation of Israel with her neighbors. You can catch the exhibit at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Washington, D.C. from May 12th until May 18th, 2008, or on the site.

The reconciliation exhibition presents 60 creations where backgammon boards have been turned into artistic objects dealing with the meaning of reconciliation as a starting point for the process of understanding and patience towards fellow man.

The exhibition of artistic backgammon boards presents a fascinating cross-section of present-day Israeli artists and is constructed as a “suitcase exhibition” designed especially for mobility. Each box contains additional photographs and material about the artists and their creation and in fact, the backgammon box acts as a “pocket exhibition” for each artist. May the prayers of the artists for peace come true and this sign of reconciliation will prophesize peace and tranquility among all nations worldwide.

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Four men were arrested in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for gambling over a game of dominoes in public. The police arrested them on a tip. (source)

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GMT Games is set to ship SPQR Deluxe, a war game set in the period of the Roman Republic. SPQR Deluxe is a reprint of SPQR (without the “Deluxe” moniker) that contains all of SPQR’s original scenarios plus the out-of-print expansion scenarios. At the same time, GMT will be shipping Barbarian, a new SPQR module, as well as the original SPQR (that is, actually, with corrections but without the expansion scenarios) and an SPQR Deluxe Scenario Pack (which contains only the collection of expansion scenarios). If you’re interested but confused, just go-ahead and order SPQR Deluxe. The latter choices are probably only a good fit for people who already know what’s going on. Which, I guess, is why GMT is only offering them to those who have preordered.

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