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Arena of Ages

The oldest competition on Earth, finally ranked. History's great board games rebuilt for skill-based play.

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Arena of Ages on iPhone: a Royal Game of Ur match in progress against Enlil the Priest, with pieces on the board and a move being chosen
3–6 MIN

Quick matches

Every game is short enough for a coffee break and deep enough to master.

ELO

A real ranked ladder

Climb from Initiate through Scribe, Warrior and Noble to King.

0

Zero pay-to-win

Nothing you can buy makes you better. Skill decides every match.

4,600 YRS

Authentic rules

Ancient games, faithfully reconstructed and refined for competitive play.

/ SCREENSHOTS

Inside the arena

Arena of Ages main menu: the game's title above a ziggurat, with Play, Profile and Leaderboard buttons
Main menu
Arena of Ages leaderboard: the top three players on a podium, ranked rows below, and the player's own standing at seventh in the Scribe tier
Global leaderboard
Arena of Ages match result: Victory, with plus 18 rating after 4 captures and 5 rosette landings
Match result
Arena of Ages history screen: how the Royal Game of Ur was excavated at Ur and its rules recovered from a Babylonian clay tablet
The history of Ur
/ THE AGES

One arena. Many civilizations.

ACT I · LIVERoyal Game of Ur2600 BCE · Mesopotamia
ACT IIIHnefatafl400 CE · Norse
ACT IVPatolli200 BCE · Mesoamerica
ACT VLiubo500 BCE · China

Strategy is the oldest form of power.

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