Ancient Dice

Emblem Lab

About this app

Based on artifacts from museums around the world, with Ancient Dice you can play with dice, throw sticks, and knucklebones as they had been played originally in some of the oldest games known in History like Mehen, Senet, Hounds and Jackals, The Royal Game of Ur, and more. Learn more about the History of Ancient Egypt and other ancient civilizations through the History of Gaming.

Ancient Dice features:

• 5 different dice used in divination and ancient games


• 3D models based on real archaeological artifacts


• Throw sticks used to play Senet


• The pyramid-shaped dice used to play the Royal Game of Ur


• The oldest d20 known, inscribed with Greek letters


• Physics simulation for throws using the gravity sensor of your phone


• Automatic detection of throws, showing the total sum for the roll


• Automatically save the current throwbox state between sessions

Emblem Lab is bringing ancient games back to life. Stay tuned for more coming soon!