Ancient Mexican Board Game Uncovered

I don't typically re-post or reblog other material, but the Archaeology News Network recently posted about a recently uncovered Mayan game board found etched into a stone floor.  This game, called Patolli, was probably played at the site more than 1,000 years ago.    Fascinating stuff.  Here's the link:
http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2012/02/mexicans-find-millennium-old-game-board.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArchaeologyNewsNetwork+%28The+Archaeology+News+Network%29

Senet throwing sticks, tafl frames

There are a lot of parts to even simple games, and sometimes the simple pieces get overlooked in favor of building the main game board.  So I spent a lot of time in the woodshop today, cutting frames for tafl boards and cutting throwing sticks for all the senet boxes we've put together over the last several months.  This is the second batch of throwing sticks, after an initial sanding.  The first batch is drying after a light stain was applied.  A couple of 9x9 tablut boards are to the right.