Default Re: Mummy's Mask
A new tomb was dicovered in Egypt containing the world's longest run gaming session. Its not certain how the game was played, but a gaming group got sealed in the tomb some odd 5,750 years ago and played the game by the light of a narrow airshaft until it is presumed they died of starvation. One player held a papyrus scroll in his hand, and sat opposite four other players. One player opposite the one holding the scroll was holding a 20-sided die in its mummified hand. The die was carved from a gem called elephantine, and is still in decent condition. Their was an ivory board between the players with distinct rows and columns of hexagons on it, and there were small figurines on the board: three tiny humans, a tiny petsuchos, and a large demon. One archeologist, Dr. Alexis Blackwood, who is also an avid pathfinder fan, drew simulatities between the set up of the game and a modern gaming group. She said that games were often played in ancient Egypt as a way to prepare one for the afterlife, as is believed to the case with the ancient Egyptian game of senate. She says this game is unusual, however.
"The level of complexity is far greater than we normally see in games from this era. Though this is likely a religious game like others seen in ancient Egypt, its simularities to a modern game are uncanny. Perhaps there are more secrets Egypt hasn't shared with us yet."
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