Enjoy some fun and games ancient Egyptian style and learn to play Senet!
Senet was the most popular game in ancient Egypt and was played on a day-to-day basis, and is a bit like snakes and ladders
In the Egypt Centre you can play senet and learn about its place in Egyptian society and religion
The famous pharaoh Tutankhamun even had four sets of senet in his tomb
Over 120 ancient Egyptian games have been found and are now in museum collections around the world
We have two replica senet boards in the museum, a large example shown above, and a replica of a board found in Tutankhamun’s tomb with throw sticks instead of traditional dice.