If you're 18 years and older, join us for our second board game night. Bring your friends, family, and your own game(s) or play one of ours. Amidst our galleries, we will set up tables and chairs for gamers to try out and learn to play one of the oldest board games in the world-- The Royal Game of Ur. It was played in Mesopotamia more than 5000 years ago. It is a two-player strategy race board game of the tables family. We will also have a copy of “Hnefatafl” (Viking Chess) for you to try.
Learn to play Ur with the Maxwell staff and community (UNM and CNM students, staff, faculty, and the public in general) OR bring your own favorite board game to share with your friends and others. Free pizza and soft drinks (while supplies last)!
Photo above: Visitors play at 2024's inaugural Maxwell Game Night.
Photo above: An excavated board of the Royal Game of Ur that is dated to 2500 BC. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
