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 \nGames like these have been played forthousands of years.They have been played inkings'castles and African huts.AmericanIndians and soldiers at war have played them.  \nSometimes these games were played onbeautiful ivory boards.But often they wereplayed in the dirt.  \nSome games had different names.Some haddifferent rules.But people everywhere had funplaying board and card games.Today,we stillplay many of the same games.  \n# Board Games\n\nThe first board games were very simple.Theywere just lines or holes made in the dirt.  \nSome lines looked like tic-tac-toe games.Others were likewinding paths.  \nThe first playing pieces weresimple too.Players used rocks,  \nSometimes players won.Sometimes theylost.But they always had fun!  \nKings and queens played games too.Butthey didn’t want to play in the dirt.So theyhired skilled craftspeople to make fancy gameboards.  \nSmooth game boards were carved fromwood.Pretty shells or ivory decorated theboards.Polished gems became shiny gamepieces.  \nThese games were beautiful!Rulers gaveboard games as gifts to other kings.  \nMany board games were invented nearEgypt.Others came from India and China.Traders and armies carried games,such aschess,to other places.  \nChess was probably invented in India.Traders saw the game.They liked it.So theytook it to ancient Persia and China.It reachedEngland in the 11th century.Today,chess isplayed all over the world.","cbCaio7HIBxAoeeP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio7HIBxAoeeP","pdf",4891907,72,"English","en",105,"# Dedication\n# About the Author\n# Contents\n## Chapter 1 The History of Games in the World\n## Board Games\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the book’s dedication?\",\"answer\":\"The dedication thanks neighborhood children who love games and credits the author’s own children for help and advice, wishing that games never end.\"},{\"question\":\"Which classic games are mentioned as being played for thousands of years?\",\"answer\":\"The chapter references tic-tac-toe, checkers, Monopoly, Go Fish, and Old Maid as long-standing games.\"},{\"question\":\"How did early board games look and what were playing pieces made from?\",\"answer\":\"Early board games were simple lines or holes in dirt, and playing pieces often started as rocks.\"}]","Dedication - The History of Games in the World | PDF",1790578819,111,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"ok",{"site_id":75,"language":74,"slug":84,"title":65,"keywords":85,"description":66,"schema_data":86,"social_meta":140,"head_meta":142,"extra_data":144,"updated_unix":145},"dedication-the-history-of-games-in-the-world","",{"@graph":87,"@context":139},[88,102,122],{"@type":89,"itemListElement":90},"BreadcrumbList",[91,95,97,100],{"item":92,"name":93,"@type":94,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":96,"name":9,"@type":94,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":98,"name":15,"@type":94,"position":99},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/literature/",3,{"item":101,"name":65,"@type":94,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/dedication-the-history-of-games-in-the-world/408272/",{"url":101,"name":65,"@type":103,"image":104,"author":109,"headline":65,"publisher":111,"fileFormat":114,"inLanguage":74,"description":66,"dateModified":115,"datePublished":116,"encodingFormat":114,"isAccessibleForFree":117,"interactionStatistic":118},"DigitalDocument",{"url":105,"@type":106,"width":107,"height":108},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/dedication-the-history-of-games-in-the-world/408272.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":63,"@type":110},"Person",{"url":92,"name":112,"@type":113},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-09-28",true,{"@type":119,"interactionType":120,"userInteractionCount":52},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":121},"ViewAction",{"@type":123,"mainEntity":124},"FAQPage",[125,131,135],{"name":126,"@type":127,"acceptedAnswer":128},"What is the purpose of the book’s dedication?","Question",{"text":129,"@type":130},"The dedication thanks neighborhood children who love games and credits the author’s own children for help and advice, wishing that games never end.","Answer",{"name":132,"@type":127,"acceptedAnswer":133},"Which classic games are mentioned as being played for thousands of years?",{"text":134,"@type":130},"The chapter references tic-tac-toe, checkers, Monopoly, Go Fish, and Old Maid as long-standing games.",{"name":136,"@type":127,"acceptedAnswer":137},"How did early board games look and what were playing pieces made from?",{"text":138,"@type":130},"Early board games were simple lines or holes in dirt, and playing pieces often started as rocks.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":101,"og:type":141,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":112,"og:description":66},"article",{"robots":143,"canonical":101},"index,follow",{"doc_id":61,"site_id":75},1790815379]