Leiden University: Researchers Crack the Rules of Unknown Board Game From the Roman Period
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Leiden University issued the following news:
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Researchers crack the rules of unknown board game from the Roman period
Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The team concludes that this type of game was played several centuries earlier than previously assumed.
Archaeologist Walter Crist encountered the stone in 20 . . .
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Researchers crack the rules of unknown board game from the Roman period
Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The team concludes that this type of game was played several centuries earlier than previously assumed.
Archaeologist Walter Crist encountered the stone in 20 . . .