Many ancient board games have been discovered, but there are no rulebooks so we don't know how to play them. Now AI is bringing these games back to life by working out likely rules ...

For example, the ancient Egyptian game Senet; archaeologists have found evidence of this game dating back as far as 3100 BC. The basic construction of most modern board games, meanwhile ...

Child: Play? Oh no, I’ve never tried. Ancient Egyptian person: Shame, it’s good. I hear the last pharaoh was even buried with his favourite Senet boards! It’s not surprising really.