eTogaTrek: Games
(Episode 5)
Explore the games that Ancient Roman children used to play! Learn how to play a Roman board game called Rota with a friend. You'll have a chance to make your own version of Roman dice and try out some games with them!
What do I need for this video
journal
small ball
quick-drying clay or Play-Doh
toothpick
two sets of 3 game pieces
(cereal, coins, monopoly pieces)construction paper or newspaper
Game Rules
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Hold the tālī in your hand.
Throw the tālī in the air.
Turn over your hand.
Catch the tālī on the back of your hand.
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Throw a small ball into the air.
Pick up a knucklebone.
Catch the ball.
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Toss all your tālī into the air.
Add up the numbers on the tops of the tālī.
See how high you can get your score!
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Guess: will you get an odd or even number?
Toss all your tālī into the air.
Add up the numbers on the tops of the tālī.
See if you were right!
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Each player has 3 game pieces.
Stage 1: Take turns placing your pieces on the board.
Stage 2: Take turns moving your pieces around the board. (You cannot jump over pieces.)
Goal: Get all your three pieces in a row.
Think About It!
Would you like to play any of these games with your friends today?
What is your favorite game from Ancient Rome?
Can you think of any games today that are similar to knucklebones?
eTogaTrek: Mosaics - Credits
Instructor: Tess Jacobson
Special Guest: Kelly Hart
Coordinator: Kevin Jefferson
Music:
"Run Amok"
by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Creative Commons License: By Attribution 3.0
All Images:
by Ascanius Staff
or in the Public Domain
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with special thanks to
Chloè Benner
Caitlin Campbell
Nadia Ghosheh
Brad Jefferson
Irene Morrison
Kate Preble
Matthew Webb
Students of LatinSummer Boston 2014
eTogaTrek is a program of Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute.
Programs like this are made possible by the generous donations from supporters of Ascanius.